English Literature GCSE
Distance and responsibility
What Distance and responsibility means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Distance and responsibility
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The gap between those who witness images of conflict and those who view them from a distance, implicating readers who view images of suffering from safety.
Topics that use Distance and responsibility
- Component 2: 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789 - Poetry Anthology: Conflict (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Anger and suppression
- Class conflict
- Commemoration and collective identity
- Courage and obedience
- Death, silence and memory of home
- Divine power and judgement
- Half-caste
- Language and accent
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