English Literature A-Level
Domesticity and Motherhood
What Domesticity and Motherhood means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Domesticity and Motherhood
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The tension between domestic confinement and the desire for liberation, and the specific, often conflicting facets of female identity such as mother, daughter and artist.
Topics that use Domesticity and Motherhood
- 5e. Literature post-1900 (Non-exam assessment component) suggested texts - YOUNG WOMEN (OCR A-Level)
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- Female Identity and Oppression
- Freedom and rebellion
- Memory and the past
- Mental Illness and Trauma
- Religious hypocrisy and colonial legacy
- The entrapment of young women
- The silencing and awakening of young women
- Domestic violence and patriarchal control
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