English Literature GCSE
Childhood, memory and growing up
What Childhood, memory and growing up means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Childhood, memory and growing up
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Meena's coming-of-age, where the childhood perspective is distinguished from the adult narrator's reflection.
Topics that use Childhood, memory and growing up
- Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature - Set Texts: Post-1914 British play or novel (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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