10.1.1
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
This section examines the expectations and guidance of your exam board, AQA.
Independent responses
Independent responses
- The NEA (Non-Exam Assessment) component of the AQA A2 & A-level courses requires you to write two independent responses to texts of your choice, informed by the ideas present in AQA’s Critical Anthology.
The anthology
The anthology
- This anthology offers different ways of approaching literature. For example:
- Marxist criticism examines the power relations within texts, considering economic and class factors.
- Feminist criticism investigates how gender is represented within texts, focussing on power relations and cultural stereotypes.
- Eco-criticism analyses the relationships between humans and nature.
Preparation
Preparation
- While your study of Death of a Salesman is for an exam component of your AS/A2/A-level course, AQA strongly recommends that you use the ideas contained in the Critical Anthology throughout your studies of all of your chosen texts.
- This approach will help you prepare more fully for each component of the AQA course.
1Introduction
1.1Introductions
2Act One
3Act Two
4Extended Passage Analysis
5Character Profiles
5.1Willy & Linda Loman
5.2Biff & Happy Loman
5.3Other Characters
6Key Themes
7Writing Techniques
7.1Structure
7.3Expressionism
8Historical Context
8.1Historical Context
9Literary Context
9.1Tragedy
10Critical Debates
10.1Introduction
10.2The Marxist Reading
10.3The Feminist Reading
10.4The Eco-Critical Reading
10.5Other Debates
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1Introduction
1.1Introductions
2Act One
3Act Two
4Extended Passage Analysis
5Character Profiles
5.1Willy & Linda Loman
5.2Biff & Happy Loman
5.3Other Characters
6Key Themes
7Writing Techniques
7.1Structure
7.3Expressionism
8Historical Context
8.1Historical Context
9Literary Context
9.1Tragedy
10Critical Debates
10.1Introduction
10.2The Marxist Reading
10.3The Feminist Reading
10.4The Eco-Critical Reading
10.5Other Debates
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