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Prose Fiction II: Favel Parrett's Past the Shallows

Past the Shallows
Prescribed text · Section II — Prescribed texts: prose fiction

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  1. Start with the constructed world, not theme labels
  2. Miles and Harry: young perspectives and uneven knowledge
  3. The family context: authority, absence and care
  4. Setting: the sea, lyricism and contradiction
  5. Symbolism and structure
  6. Develop a paragraph about vulnerability

6 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes

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