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How does Emily Dickinson portray the body and soul in 'I'm afraid to own a Body -' (1090)?

Dickinson recurrently uses property and material spaces as metaphors for the body to frame the societal pressures that women faced, effectively transmuting the body into ownable and controllable property....

Answered by William B. English tutor
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How should I plan an essay about a particular set text in an English A Level exam?

Often exams are as much about knowing what to leave out of an answer as they are about knowing what to put in. The most important thing is to read the question carefully and then set aside 10 minutes to p...

Answered by Alex B. English tutor
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In what ways may a text relate to its societal context?

There are many points of relation between a text and its context, whether these will be identified within the text is dependant on the students knowledge of the context:literary interrelation: a text may ...

Answered by Simeon E. English tutor
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How does Steinbeck represent attitudes to women through the character of Curley's wife?

Curley’s wife is the only major female character in ‘Of Mice and Men’, and as such, she represents all women in Steinbeck’s novella about the futility of the American Dream. Her lack of identity outside o...

Answered by Aisling S. English tutor
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How would you approach poetry analysis?

Poetry can be a difficult part of the GCSE curriculum because, in my experience, reading poetry isn't as common as other types of text during secondary school and so it can feel a bit daunting. There are ...

Answered by Francesca B. English tutor
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