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GCSE English Literature · key term
The viewpoint through which events are presented, shaping what readers know and how they understand it.
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Paper 1
The perspective through which events are presented. A third-person narrator tells these chapters, often focusing on Utterson’s perceptions and thoughts.
The viewpoint through which a story is told, shaping what readers know and how they understand characters and events.
Part (a): analyse the printed extract closely. Explain how particular words, narrative perspective and the order of details shape Bertha’s presentation, rather than simply naming techniques.
Part (a): stay with the printed extract. Explain how language, narrative perspective and the passage’s structure work together, rather than just naming techniques.
Both question types: use short, accurate quotations and explain their language and effects. Include narrative perspective or the delayed opening of documents where these support your argument.
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Paper 2
The perspective through which a narrative presents events. In Jane Eyre, Jane’s first-person narration filters the reader’s understanding of Bertha.
The viewpoint through which events are presented. A narrative may describe events through a witness’s observations or a particular character’s thoughts.
The position through which events are presented, such as following Dunstan’s thoughts before shifting to Silas’s experience.
The position from which events are presented, affecting what readers know and how they understand what happens.
Paper 1
The position from which events are presented, shaping what readers know and how they understand characters.
Component 2
The viewpoint through which events and people are presented. Austen increasingly uses Elizabeth’s perspective to reveal the serious consequences of her parents’ behaviour.
