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A place is important
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. Candidates answer this after part a and should choose another moment from the set text.
Explore another moment in Never Let Me Go where a place is important.
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Marking points
- 1 Chooses a specific relevant moment/place from the novel.
- 2 Explores why the place is important in the text.
- 3 Uses textual references accurately.
- 4 Analyses language, form or structure, not only theme.
Full-mark answer
No fixed answer is provided by OCR. A strong response might focus on Norfolk near the end of the novel, explaining its emotional and symbolic importance and analysing how the language of discarded fragments reflects Kathy's memories and the clones' lives.
Why this answer loses marks
Choosing a broad place such as Hailsham or Norfolk but not focusing on a specific moment.
The examiner report says broad, general responses about places were less successful unless candidates focused on a specific moment and analysed it closely.