English Literature A-Level
Mental Illness and Trauma
What Mental Illness and Trauma means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Mental Illness and Trauma
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Reference: OCR
Psychological turmoil conveyed through poetic form, imagery and tone, and through Holocaust and mythological imagery that elevates personal female trauma to a universal scale.
Topics that use Mental Illness and Trauma
- 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
- 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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