Genre A02 Flashcards
1
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Social history
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Charting the war and life in the UK and in the colonies. This brings a sense of satire in the text.
2
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Fictive autobiography
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Characters can be roughly based on real life experiences of those who arrived on the SS Windrush and those who lived through the war - Hortense and Gilbert represent Levy’s own parents.
3
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Social realism
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The idea of how the text presents the harsh realities of relationships, marriages etc. Again, this can bring a sense of farce and satire into the text.
