AQA GCSE English Literature · 8702
Paper 2
- Revise: Eden Rock
An affectionate longing for the past.
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GCSE English Literature · key term
An affectionate, often idealised longing for a past time or familiar place.
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Paper 2
An affectionate longing for the past.
Paper 2
An affectionate, often idealised longing for the past or for a familiar place associated with it.
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An affectionate longing for the past, which may make remembered experiences seem better than the present.
An affectionate longing for the past, often combining pleasure in remembered experiences with sadness that they have passed.
An affectionate longing for the past, often mixed with sadness because it cannot be recovered.
An affectionate longing for the past, often involving an idealised memory of earlier happiness.
A longing for the past that combines pleasure in remembering with sadness that the experience has gone.
An affectionate longing for the past or for a familiar place, often involving idealised memories.
An affectionate longing for the past that can combine pleasure in remembering with sadness about what has been lost.
Paper 1, Paper 2
An affectionate longing for the past, often intensified by a sense of loss.
Revise: Kathy HAlternatively, nostalgia and emotional self-protection may influence what she selects or how she explains it. An unreliable narrator need not be a liar. Kathy can be sincere while giving a partial account, and the reader must distinguish what she observes from what she assumes.
A longing for the past, often involving affectionate memories of a time that seemed happier or safer.
A fond, often painful longing for the past.
A longing for the past, often accompanied by sadness because it cannot be recovered.
A longing for the past, often involving affection for remembered experiences and sadness that they cannot return.
Component 1
An affectionate or wistful feeling towards the past.