English Literature GCSE
Belonging and independence
What Belonging and independence means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The single-room setting, the cramped flat and the recurring gasworks view explore identity, confinement and this, alongside an unresolved ending suggesting an uncertain future.
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