English Literature A-Level
Childhood innocence versus savagery
What Childhood innocence versus savagery means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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The contrast between romanticised views of childhood innocence and the innate savagery of children that the detached, ironic narrative voice explores.
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