English Literature
Critical lenses and evidence
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Original invented extract: 'At the ceremony, the master praised the table's beauty. Lina, who had carved every leg, stood behind the screen. Her brother received the silver medal. Later she signed her name on the underside, where only a person kneeling could read it.' Explain the contrast between Lina's labour and public recognition.
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Original invented extract: 'At the ceremony, the master praised the table's beauty. Lina, who had carved every leg, stood behind the screen. Her brother received the silver medal. Later she signed her name on the underside, where only a person kneeling could read it.' Explain one symbolic function of the screen.
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Original invented extract: 'At the ceremony, the master praised the table's beauty. Lina, who had carved every leg, stood behind the screen. Her brother received the silver medal. Later she signed her name on the underside, where only a person kneeling could read it.' Develop a gender-focused reading using two details.
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Original invented extract: 'At the ceremony, the master praised the table's beauty. Lina, who had carved every leg, stood behind the screen. Her brother received the silver medal. Later she signed her name on the underside, where only a person kneeling could read it.' Develop a class-focused reading and state one limitation.
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Original invented extract: 'At the ceremony, the master praised the table's beauty. Lina, who had carved every leg, stood behind the screen. Her brother received the silver medal. Later she signed her name on the underside, where only a person kneeling could read it.' Evaluate whether the hidden signature is resistance or accommodation.
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Original invented extract: 'At the ceremony, the master praised the table's beauty. Lina, who had carved every leg, stood behind the screen. Her brother received the silver medal. Later she signed her name on the underside, where only a person kneeling could read it.' Assess which lens, class or gender, better explains the passage, and how they might intersect.
[4 marks] · no calculator
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