Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE

Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate information Candidate surname Other names Centre Number Candidate Number Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE Friday 23 May 2025 Morning (Time: 1 hour 15 minutes) English Literature Paper reference 8ET0/02 Total Marks Instructions • Use black ink or ball‑point pen. centre number and candidate number. Answer the question in the space provided – there may be more space than you need. Information • The total mark for this paper is 44. Advice • Read your chosen question carefully before you start to answer it. Turn over P78000A ©2025 Pearson Education Ltd. Y:1/1/ Answer ONE question on your chosen texts, one of which must be pre‑1900. Begin your answer on page 8. Childhood Texts Pre‑1900: What Maisie Knew, Henry James; Hard Times, Charles Dickens Post‑1900: Atonement, Ian McEwan; The Color Purple, Alice Walker EITHER 1 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present characters’ experience of home. In your answer you must consider the following: • the writers’ methods • links between the texts • relevant contextual factors. (Total for Question 1 = 44 marks) OR 2 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present separation. In your answer you must consider the following: • the writers’ methods • links between the texts • relevant contextual factors. (Total for Question 2 = 44 marks) Texts Answer ONE question on your chosen texts, one of which must be pre‑1900. Begin your answer on page 8. Colonisation and its Aftermath Pre‑1900: Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain Post‑1900: Home Fire, Kamila Shamsie; The Lonely Londoners, Sam Selvon EITHER 3 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present characters who are disempowered. In your answer you must consider the following: • the writers’ methods • links between the texts • relevant contextual factors. (Total for Question 3 = 44 marks) OR 4 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present hostility. In your answer you must consider the following: • the writers’ methods • links between the texts • relevant contextual factors. (Total for Question 4 = 44 marks) Texts Answer ONE question on your chosen texts, one of which must be pre‑1900. Begin your answer on page 8. Crime and Detection Pre‑1900: Lady Audley’s Secret, Mary Elizabeth Braddon; The Moonstone, Wilkie Collins Post‑1900: The Cutting Season, Attica Locke; In Cold Blood, Truman Capote EITHER 5 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present threat. In your answer you must consider the following: • the writers’ methods • links between the texts • relevant contextual factors. (Total for Question 5 = 44 marks) OR 6 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present the impact of social expectations. In your answer you must consider the following: • the writers’ methods • links between the texts • relevant contextual factors. (Total for Question 6 = 44 marks) Texts Answer ONE question on your chosen texts, one of which must be pre‑1900. Begin your answer on page 8. Science and Society Pre‑1900: Frankenstein, Mary Shelley; The War of the Worlds, H G Wells Post‑1900: Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro; The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood EITHER 7 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present negative influences. In your answer you must consider the following: • the writers’ methods • links between the texts • relevant contextual factors. (Total for Question 7 = 44 marks) OR 8 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present human weakness. In your answer you must consider the following: • the writers’ methods • links between the texts • relevant contextual factors. (Total for Question 8 = 44 marks) Texts Answer ONE question on your chosen texts, one of which must be pre‑1900. Begin your answer on page 8. The Supernatural Pre‑1900: The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde; Dracula, Bram Stoker Post‑1900: The Little Stranger, Sarah Waters; Beloved, Toni Morrison EITHER 9 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present the importance of family relationships. In your answer you must consider the following: • the writers’ methods • links between the texts • relevant contextual factors. (Total for Question 9 = 44 marks) OR 10 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present death. In your answer you must consider the following: • the writers’ methods • links between the texts • relevant contextual factors. (Total for Question 10 = 44 marks)