Anita and Me: Context (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Literary genre of Anita and Me
Literary genre of Anita and Me
Semi-autobiographical
Author of Anita and Me
Author of Anita and Me
Meera Syal
Setting: Time period of Anita and Me
Setting: Time period of Anita and Me
1960s
Setting: Location of Anita and Me
Setting: Location of Anita and Me
Midlands
Key social change in 1960s Britain (context)
Key social change in 1960s Britain (context)
Rise of multiculturalism
Two opposing values causing tension in novel
Two opposing values causing tension in novel
Traditional Indian values & Western lifestyle
Common attitudes highlighted in the novel
Common attitudes highlighted in the novel
Casual racism and prejudice
Key divide in immigrant families in novel
Key divide in immigrant families in novel
Generational divide
What immigrant parents wanted to preserve
What immigrant parents wanted to preserve
Cultural traditions
What immigrant children were navigating
What immigrant children were navigating
New cultural landscape
What Meena's parents embody
What Meena's parents embody
Traditional Indian values
What Meena is drawn to
What Meena is drawn to
Freedoms of the Western world