Context & Writer's Techniques (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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When was The Go-Between published, and in which year is the main action set?
When was The Go-Between published, and in which year is the main action set?
Published 1953, set in 1900
What class position does Leo occupy at Brandham Hall?
What class position does Leo occupy at Brandham Hall?
Lower-middle-class outsider
What does the oppressive heatwave symbolize throughout the novel?
What does the oppressive heatwave symbolize throughout the novel?
Rising sexual tensions
What does the colour green symbolize in relation to Marian?
What does the colour green symbolize in relation to Marian?
Fertility, vitality, forbidden desire
What effect does the framed narrative structure create?
What effect does the framed narrative structure create?
Dramatic irony & lost innocence
How does the novel subvert the Bildungsroman tradition?
How does the novel subvert the Bildungsroman tradition?
Leo remains emotionally frozen
What triggers the return of Leo's repressed memories as an adult?
What triggers the return of Leo's repressed memories as an adult?
Rediscovery of his old diary
Which character contrast embodies vitality versus honour?
Which character contrast embodies vitality versus honour?
Ted Burgess vs Hugh Trimingham
What creates dramatic irony in the novel?
What creates dramatic irony in the novel?
Readers grasp the affair; Leo doesn't
Why does Hartley use the double perspective of 1953 looking back at 1900?
Why does Hartley use the double perspective of 1953 looking back at 1900?
Reveals fragility of old social order