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Edexcel GCSE English Literature
The 19th-century novel
Edexcel GCSE English Literature · 1ET0 · 2.1
The 19th-century novel
Paper 2
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Paper 2 Section A: one two-part question on the novel studied.
2.1
Jane Eyre
Context
Plot overview
Chapters 1 to 4: Gateshead
Chapters 5 to 10: Lowood
Chapters 11 to 27: Thornfield
Chapters 28 to 35: Moor House
Chapters 36 to 38: Ferndean
Jane Eyre
Mr Rochester
Bertha Mason
St John Rivers
Helen Burns and Miss Temple
Mrs Reed and Mr Brocklehurst
Gender and independence
Social class
Religion
Love and marriage
Passion and reason
The supernatural
Writer's methods
Key quotations
2.1
Great Expectations
Context
Plot overview
Chapters 1 to 9
Chapters 10 to 19
Chapters 20 to 29
Chapters 30 to 39
Chapters 40 to 49
Chapters 50 to 59
Pip
Estella
Miss Havisham
Magwitch
Joe and Biddy
Jaggers and Wemmick
Herbert Pocket
Social class and the gentleman
Ambition and self-improvement
Crime, guilt and justice
Love and rejection
Parents and childhood
Redemption and forgiveness
Writer's methods
Key quotations
2.1
Jekyll and Hyde
Context
Plot overview
Chapters 1 to 3
Chapters 4 and 5
Chapters 6 to 8
Chapter 9: Dr Lanyon's Narrative
Chapter 10: Henry Jekyll's Full Statement
Dr Jekyll
Mr Hyde
Mr Utterson
Dr Lanyon
Enfield and Poole
Duality
Science and religion
Reputation and secrecy
Violence
Writer's methods
Key quotations
2.1
A Christmas Carol
Context
Plot overview
Stave One
Stave Two
Stave Three
Stave Four
Stave Five
Scrooge
Marley's Ghost
The Ghost of Christmas Past
The Ghost of Christmas Present
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim
Fred
Social responsibility
Poverty and wealth
Redemption
Christmas and family
Writer's methods
Key quotations
2.1
Pride and Prejudice
Context
Plot overview
Chapters 1 to 12
Chapters 13 to 23
Chapters 24 to 35
Chapters 36 to 46
Chapters 47 to 52
Chapters 53 to 61
Elizabeth Bennet
Mr Darcy
Mr and Mrs Bennet
Jane Bennet and Mr Bingley
Mr Collins and Charlotte Lucas
Wickham and Lydia
Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Pride and prejudice
Love and marriage
Class and wealth
Women and gender
Family and reputation
Writer's methods
Key quotations
2.1
Silas Marner
Context
Plot overview
Chapters 1 to 3: Silas and the Cass brothers
Chapters 4 to 10: the stolen gold
Chapters 11 to 15: Eppie comes to Silas
Chapters 16 to 18: sixteen years later
Chapters 19 to 21 and the Conclusion
Silas Marner
Eppie
Godfrey Cass
Nancy Lammeter
Dolly Winthrop
Dunstan Cass and Molly Farren
Isolation and community
Religion and faith
Money and wealth
Parents and children
Social class
Secrets and consequences
Writer's methods
Key quotations
2.1
Frankenstein
Context
Plot overview
Walton's letters and Chapters 1 to 5
Chapters 6 to 10
Chapters 11 to 16: the creature's story
Chapters 17 to 20
Chapters 21 to 24 and Walton's last letters
Victor Frankenstein
The creature
Robert Walton
Elizabeth Lavenza
Henry Clerval
The De Laceys
Ambition and knowledge
Creation and responsibility
Isolation and companionship
Nature and the sublime
Prejudice and injustice
Revenge
Writer's methods
Key quotations
2.1
Answering the 19th-century novel question
Jane Eyre exam question
Great Expectations exam question
Jekyll and Hyde exam question
A Christmas Carol exam question
Pride and Prejudice exam question
Silas Marner exam question
Frankenstein exam question
Practise with past papers
Key terms & definitions
