Mark Scheme (Results)
Summer 2023
Pearson Edexcel GCE Advance Subsidiary
In English Literature (8ET0)
Paper 2: ProseEdexcel and BTEC
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Summer 2023
Question Paper Log Number P71656
Publications Code 8ET0_02_2306_MS
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of the Assessment Objectives described in the level. Marks will be awarded
towards the top or bottom of that level depending on how they have
evidenced each of the descriptor bullet points
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Assessment Objectives within a level are equally weighted. They must
consider this when making their judgements
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each bullet point within the level descriptors
• indicative content is exactly that – they are factual points that candidates
are likely to use to construct their answer. It is possible for an answer
to be constructed without mentioning some or all of these points, as
long as they provide alternative responses to the indicative content
that fulfils the requirements of the question. It is the examiner’s
responsibility to apply their professional judgement to the candidate’s
response in determining if the answer fulfils the requirements of the
question.Question
number
Indicative content
1 Childhood
Candidates may refer to the following in their answers:
• comparison of how writers present marriage, e.g. the unhappy marriages of Celie to
Mr – and Louisa to Bounderby; Jack Tallis’ infidelity and the attitudes to adultery
committed by women and men in The Color Purple; failed marriages in What Maisie
Knew and James’ treatment of divorce in society that valued respectability
• how writers depict the effects of unhappy marriage, e.g. the loneliness of Emily in
Atonement; Maisie witnesses parents’ arguments; Stephen’s desperation to escape
marriage in Hard Times; the writers’ use of personal experiences to present
acrimonious relationships
• use of language and imagery to present marital relationships, e.g. Mr –‘s verbal
abuse of Celie; the marriage of Paul and Lola compared to a ‘mausoleum’
• use of narrative methods to present marriage, e.g. the silencing of Lola’s voice;
Celie’s confident voice following positive experiences of love; James’ adoption of
Maisie’s point of view
• comparison of economic implications faced by women in different eras and cultures,
e.g. the widowed Mrs Sparsit; Mrs Wix’s need to work as a governess; Celie’s
economic freedom gained by sewing pants; the wealth and social status gained by
Lola in marrying Paul
• how writers use symbolism, e.g. the staircase representing Louisa’s public disgrace
should she elope; the vase symbolising fragile relationships in Atonement.
These are suggestions only. Accept any valid alternative response.
2 Childhood
Candidates may refer to the f [Show Less]