English Literature A-Level
Dehumanisation and the 'Other'
What Dehumanisation and the 'Other' means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The reduction of a captive mermaid, an allegorical figure for marginalised groups, to a mere fish to justify her murder during wartime.
Topics that use Dehumanisation and the 'Other'
- Component 3: Poetry – Section A: Post-2000 Poetry – Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry 2002–2011 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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