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GCSE English Literature · key term
An advantage or special entitlement available to a person or group because of their position in society.
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Paper 2
Revise: ClassChampagne, formal evening dress and Edna’s service make their privilege visible to an audience.
A special benefit or right enjoyed by one person or group but denied to others.
Build an argument about how power changes, rather than simply listing the pigs’ privileges.
Use evidence from across the play, including the ending. Explain whether Priestley presents privilege as challenged, defended or changed.
Build an argument about power and corruption rather than retelling the pigs’ actions. Explain what each privilege reveals about the changing relationship between rulers and workers.
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Paper 1
An advantage or entitlement available to a particular person or group because of their position in society.
Revise: ClassPriestley presents class privilege as something people actively seek and protect.
A special right or advantage enjoyed by one person or group but denied to others.
A special advantage or right available to one person or group but not to others.
Paper 1
A special advantage or entitlement enjoyed by one person or group but denied to others.
Revise: Power and corruptionSignificantly, both Snowball and Napoleon support this privilege: the problem begins before Napoleon establishes his dictatorship.
An advantage available to someone because of their social position, wealth or connections.
Component 2
An advantage available to a person or group because of their position in society.
Revise: ClassPrivilege means the advantages that come with a particular social position. The Birlings and Gerald possess different kinds of privilege; Eva has little protection against their decisions.
