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Specification A

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AQA A-Level: Specification A

The Great Gatsby, first published in 1925, is considered to be one of the most important American novels of the twentieth century.

Specification A

Specification A

  • With Specification A, it is possible to explore The Great Gatsby via the central literary theme of Love through the Ages.
  • The specification is concerned with the representation of love by a variety of authors over time.
'Historicist’ approach

'Historicist’ approach

  • The focus of this specification is very much upon the historical context of the literary text, and how the text connects to the social, economic, political and religious moments of its production.
  • This is what is sometimes called a ‘historicist’ approach.
Love and history

Love and history

  • When you are considering this text, you, as a student, should always be concerned with locating the text within history and how love is depicted during that particular phase.
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Specification Overview

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Specification Overview

1.1.1Specification A
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Context

2.1

Context

2.1.1F. Scott Fitzgerald2.1.21920s America2.1.3Tragedy
2.2

Criticism & Approaches

2.2.1Early & Modern Criticism2.2.2Psychoanalytic Approach2.2.3End of Topic Test - Context
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Plot Summary

3.1

Chapter One

3.1.1Chapter One3.1.2Analysis of Chapter One3.1.3Chapter One: Love & Historical Context3.1.4End of Topic Test - Chapter One
3.2

Chapter Two

3.2.1Chapter Two3.2.2Chapter Two: Love & Historical Context3.2.3End of Topic Test - Chapter Two
3.3

Chapter Three

3.3.1Chapter Three3.3.2Analysis of Chapter Three3.3.3Chapter Three: Love & Historical Context3.3.4End of Topic Test - Chapter Three
3.4

Chapter Four

3.4.1Chapter Four3.4.2Chapter Four: Love & Historical Context3.4.3End of Topic Test - Chapter Four
3.5

Chapter Five

3.5.1Chapter Five3.5.2Chapter Five: Love & Historical Context
3.6

Chapter Six

3.6.1Chapter Six3.6.2Chapter Six: Love & Historical Context3.6.3End of Topic Test - Chapters Five & Six
3.7

Chapter Seven

3.7.1Chapter Seven3.7.2Analysis of Chapter Seven3.7.3Chapter Seven: Love & Historical Context3.7.4End of Topic Test - Chapter Seven
3.8

Chapter Eight

3.8.1Chapter Eight3.8.2Chapter Eight: Love & Historical Context
3.9

Chapter Nine

3.9.1Chapter Nine3.9.2Chapter Nine: Love & Historical Context3.9.3End of Topic Test - Chapters Eight & Nine
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Character Profiles

4.1

Nick Carraway

4.1.1Nick Carraway4.1.2Nick Carraway 24.1.3End of Topic Test - Nick
4.2

Jay Gatsby

4.2.1Jay Gatsby4.2.2Jay Gatsby 24.2.3End of Topic Test - Gatsby
4.3

Daisy Buchanan

4.3.1Daisy Buchanan4.3.2Daisy Buchanan 2
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Tom Buchanan

4.4.1Tom Buchanan4.4.2Tom Buchanan 24.4.3End of Topic Test - Daisy & Tom
4.5

Minor Characters

4.5.1Minor Characters4.5.2End of Topic Test - Minor Characters
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Key Ideas

5.1

Key Ideas

5.1.1Love5.1.2Class5.1.3Idealism5.1.4Patriarchy & Presentation of Women5.1.5End of Topic Test - Key Ideas
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Writing Techniques

6.1

Structure, Genre & Narrative Voice

6.1.1Structure & Narrative Voice6.1.2Genre
6.2

Form & Language

6.2.1Form & Language6.2.2Symbolism6.2.3End of Topic Test - Writing Techniques
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Love Through the Ages - Thematic Analysis

7.1

Love Through the Ages

7.1.1The Examination7.1.2Love Through the Ages Reading

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F. Scott Fitzgerald