English Literature A-Level
Myth and Identity
What Myth and Identity means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Myth and Identity
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Elevating the everyday Caribbean experience to mythic status, transforming classical figures into local fishermen to forge a distinct, postcolonial Caribbean identity.
Topics that use Myth and Identity
- 5e. Literature post-1900 (Non-exam assessment component) suggested texts - CARIBBEAN EXPERIENCE (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Childhood innocence versus savagery
- Colonialism and History
- Colonialism and the British Empire
- Cultural Hybridity
- Nature and the Caribbean landscape
- Psychological trauma and moral ambiguity
- Colonialism and post-colonial identity
- Displacement and exile
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