Plot Summary (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Main protagonist of Life Class
Main protagonist of Life Class
Paul Atkins, working-class student at Slade School
Art school Paul attends in London
Art school Paul attends in London
Slade School of Fine Art
Theresa's role and relationship to Paul
Theresa's role and relationship to Paul
Life model who left violent husband; becomes involved with Paul
Elinor's background and bond with Paul
Elinor's background and bond with Paul
Privileged Slade student; platonic but emotionally charged friend
Kit Neville's background
Kit Neville's background
Upper-class modernist painter, expelled from Slade
'Doom' painting's symbolic significance
'Doom' painting's symbolic significance
Medieval art foreshadowing war; themes of judgement & redemption
Paul's wartime service role
Paul's wartime service role
Red Cross ambulance work near Ypres
Paul's artistic transformation during war
Paul's artistic transformation during war
Moves from conventional landscapes to raw war reality depictions
Outcome of Paul's marriage proposal to Elinor
Outcome of Paul's marriage proposal to Elinor
She declines
How Life Class concludes
How Life Class concludes
Without resolution; relationships strained, characters suspended