Anita and Me: Themes (Edexcel GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Key theme about relationships in Anita & Me
Key theme about relationships in Anita & Me
Friendship (can be empowering & destructive)
Nature of Meena & Anita's friendship
Nature of Meena & Anita's friendship
Toxic - Anita dominates & manipulates
Character representing genuine friendship for Meena
Character representing genuine friendship for Meena
Robert (met in hospital)
Basis of Meena & Robert's friendship
Basis of Meena & Robert's friendship
Mutual respect & care
Family's role in Meena's development
Family's role in Meena's development
Shapes identity & values; provides foundation
Contrast: Meena's vs Anita's families
Contrast: Meena's vs Anita's families
Meena's: loving/supportive; Anita's: neglect/dysfunction
Anita's mother's name
Anita's mother's name
Deirdre
Time period setting for racism themes
Time period setting for racism themes
1970s Britain
Sam Lowbridge's racist act
Sam Lowbridge's racist act
Violent attack on an Indian bank manager
Meena's generational immigrant status
Meena's generational immigrant status
Second-generation immigrant
Two cultures Meena is torn between
Two cultures Meena is torn between
Indian heritage & British culture
Nanima's relation to Meena
Nanima's relation to Meena
Grandmother (deepens connection to Indian roots)
Incident showing Meena's moral growth
Incident showing Meena's moral growth
Tells truth about Tracey's pond incident (doesn't lie)
Factors leading to violence & scapegoating
Factors leading to violence & scapegoating
Economic frustrations & ignorance