Identity and self-discovery
What Identity and self-discovery means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Pip's journey as a bildungsroman, in which the older, wiser narrator reflects on his youthful naivety and moral errors.
A theme explored through Princess, a young Black girl whose journey the play presents.
Topics that use Identity and self-discovery
- Modern texts (AQA GCSE)
- The 19th-century novel (AQA GCSE)
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