AQA ENGLISH LIT B A2 Coursework 2013

Hey...
can anyone recommend what texts to do a critical reading of for the second piece of A2 coursework? - marxist or feminist approach? or anything from the critical anthology.
Preferably something short.
Thanks!

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Butterfly9595

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I did 'Not My Best Side' by U.A. Fanthorpe with a Marxist Reading which was really fun as I loved the poem! It's quite short and entertaining, yet still has absolutely loads to write about - I had too many words and had to cut down :smile:

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R_94

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Marxist - animal farm? It's all about the Russian Revolution
Feminist - Simone de Beauvoir - The Monologue. (I just did an essay on that in uni so it was at the top of my head)

When I did this piece of coursework I did Catcher in the Rye and Symbolism. Symbolism is an easy one I think

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somebodyguideme

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Original post by R_94

Marxist - animal farm? It's all about the Russian Revolution
Feminist - Simone de Beauvoir - The Monologue. (I just did an essay on that in uni so it was at the top of my head)

When I did this piece of coursework I did Catcher in the Rye and Symbolism. Symbolism is an easy one I think

I reeeeaaally wanted to do animal farm, but my teacher said "it is far too obvious"... Now everything I choose is either too obvious or it's too "gcse" lol.

I'll have a read of the monologue, thank you!
(I have done catcher in the rye for my comparitive piece)

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somebodyguideme

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Original post by Butterfly9595

I did 'Not My Best Side' by U.A. Fanthorpe with a Marxist Reading which was really fun as I loved the poem! It's quite short and entertaining, yet still has absolutely loads to write about - I had too many words and had to cut down :smile:

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i am going to have a read, sounds like it might be perfect though.. Thank you! Haha, the word count is annoying... I start by feeling like how on earth am i going to talk that much about something, and before i know it i am waaay over!

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R_94

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Original post by somebodyguideme

I reeeeaaally wanted to do animal farm, but my teacher said "it is far too obvious"... Now everything I choose is either too obvious or it's too "gcse" lol.

I'll have a read of the monologue, thank you!
(I have done catcher in the rye for my comparitive piece)

- Yeah your teacher is right about obvious texts. The Monologue is in a collection of stories called "The Woman Destroyed" by Simone De Beauvoir - She was of huge significance within feminism so anything by her would allow you to have a strong feminist viewpoint for your essay - her most famous was "The Second Sex"
:smile:

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