My Mother Said I Never Should: Themes (OCR GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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No. of generations in the play
No. of generations in the play
Four generations
Doris's birth year
Doris's birth year
1900
What Doris represents about motherhood
What Doris represents about motherhood
Traditional view - duty & sacrifice paramount
Jackie's unconventional choice
Jackie's unconventional choice
Child out of wedlock & pursue career
Time period play spans
Time period play spans
Much of 20th century
What Doris sacrificed
What Doris sacrificed
Career to be wife & mother
Period Jackie represents
Period Jackie represents
1960s and beyond
Play's most significant secret
Play's most significant secret
Jackie lets Margaret raise Rosie as her own
What Rosie discovers
What Rosie discovers
Truth about her parentage
Jackie's artistic pursuit
Jackie's artistic pursuit
Passion for art beyond wife/mother roles
Who Rosie chooses to live with
Who Rosie chooses to live with
Great-grandmother Doris
Central theme of play
Central theme of play
Motherhood & generational conflict
Destructive power in families (theme)
Destructive power in families (theme)
Deception/secrets