AQA A-level English Literature B Paper 2 (7717/2A-2B) - 5th June 2024 [Exam Chat]

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Anyone have any predictions for section B and C? I do rime of the ancient mariner, atonement and the murder of roger ackroyd.

Atonement, Brighton Rock and Rime here.
I'm praying that Atonement features Robbie in some way, whether that's war, social class or just him as a character. He hasn't appeared for ages: perfect opportunity for Robbie to come after Cecilia last year, AQA
For section C, a question on setting would be a real treat for me. Has also not appeared in a while. I'd quite like something that lets me focus on the end of the texts also. I'm honestly not a fan of Brighton Rock at all, so I'm hoping there is something simple, like last year's question on death.
What questions are you guys hoping for?

anyone do blake, dolls house and kite runner??

for mariner i swear the question is always a variation of whether he achieved forgiveness or not, so that's always a good one to consider. structure is a possibility, setting. the same for atonement. atonement we could also get robbie or the war

Atonement, Brighton Rock and Rime here.
I'm praying that Atonement features Robbie in some way, whether that's war, social class or just him as a character. He hasn't appeared for ages: perfect opportunity for Robbie to come after Cecilia last year, AQA
For section C, a question on setting would be a real treat for me. Has also not appeared in a while. I'd quite like something that lets me focus on the end of the texts also. I'm honestly not a fan of Brighton Rock at all, so I'm hoping there is something simple, like last year's question on death.
What questions are you guys hoping for?

anyone do blake, dolls house and kite runner??

Atonement, Brighton Rock and Rime here.
I'm praying that Atonement features Robbie in some way, whether that's war, social class or just him as a character. He hasn't appeared for ages: perfect opportunity for Robbie to come after Cecilia last year, AQA
For section C, a question on setting would be a real treat for me. Has also not appeared in a while. I'd quite like something that lets me focus on the end of the texts also. I'm honestly not a fan of Brighton Rock at all, so I'm hoping there is something simple, like last year's question on death.
What questions are you guys hoping for?

what could u talk about for robbie?

Depending on the question, I'd say there's 3 Robbie-themed arguments you can make: victim of war, victim of class, victim of Briony. They all sort of intertwine imo.
For war, you can talk about how Robbie was conscripted because he was sentenced as a criminal, yet another consequence of Briony's accusation, and all he endures. There's a lot to say about all the graphic horrors he sees, the futility of his journey to Dunkirk, his spiralling madness as his septicaemia gets worse and his persistent longing for Cecilia.
For a class argument, basically he serves the punishment on behalf of a middle-class man. He's a scapegoat, and is wrongfully accused of a crime because it's something that would be 'typical' of his class. You can also comment on how he's now serving in a war that Paul Marshall is profiting from (Amo bars), essentially how the lower classes are expendable- something for the rich to invest in.
Briony ruins Robbie's life, essentially. Towards the end of Part 1, when he returns with the twins, her motivation for incriminating Robbie becomes clear- she's spun a narrative of him as a maniac, and seeing him act 'heroic' puts that under threat. It makes her testify harder that she 'saw him.' The strength of Briony's accusation follows Robbie into the war, where he still harbours a lot of hate for her: he genuinely hates her to a point of near absurdity. You could also speak on the relationship between Robbie and Cecilia, misinterpreted by Briony which causes her narrative of heroes and victims to begin. As an extension, you could even say she doesn't even leave him alone after his death, still manipulating the story of his life through the fact that Atonement itself is 'her' writing.

Depending on the question, I'd say there's 3 Robbie-themed arguments you can make: victim of war, victim of class, victim of Briony. They all sort of intertwine imo.
For war, you can talk about how Robbie was conscripted because he was sentenced as a criminal, yet another consequence of Briony's accusation, and all he endures. There's a lot to say about all the graphic horrors he sees, the futility of his journey to Dunkirk, his spiralling madness as his septicaemia gets worse and his persistent longing for Cecilia.
For a class argument, basically he serves the punishment on behalf of a middle-class man. He's a scapegoat, and is wrongfully accused of a crime because it's something that would be 'typical' of his class. You can also comment on how he's now serving in a war that Paul Marshall is profiting from (Amo bars), essentially how the lower classes are expendable- something for the rich to invest in.
Briony ruins Robbie's life, essentially. Towards the end of Part 1, when he returns with the twins, her motivation for incriminating Robbie becomes clear- she's spun a narrative of him as a maniac, and seeing him act 'heroic' puts that under threat. It makes her testify harder that she 'saw him.' The strength of Briony's accusation follows Robbie into the war, where he still harbours a lot of hate for her: he genuinely hates her to a point of near absurdity. You could also speak on the relationship between Robbie and Cecilia, misinterpreted by Briony which causes her narrative of heroes and victims to begin. As an extension, you could even say she doesn't even leave him alone after his death, still manipulating the story of his life through the fact that Atonement itself is 'her' writing.

Praying section B might be guilt in atonement, maybe something on Briony, going to plan for a Robbie Q tonight. Section C if it’s setting it’ll be bliss bc there’s loads to say for Brighton rock and The Rime I think … idk 😭

are there any quotes in atonement, not necessarily robbie but just generally good quotes with a lot of analysis for them?