be able to apply the knowledge gained doing the prose study to the analysis of unseen prose extracts Unrequited love: numerous instances throughout the novel which result in different outcomes e.g. Miriam loves Bill Anderton but he refuses to leave his wife, which leads to Miriam's mysterious disappearance; Benjamin's love from afar of Cicely, which causes him heartache and appears doomed until the end of the novel. Exemplar student response - band 5 - The Awakening and AQA Anthology of Love Poetry through the Ages: post-1900

Familial love: Daisy's indifference to her own daughter; Gatsby's father's pride at his son's achievements.Love through the generations: the confusion of the adolescents as they embark on their first forays into sex and romance contrasted with their parents' extramarital affairs. Class issues: Gatsby's dream of loving Daisy is doomed because of the difference in their relative social statuses; Gatsby resorts to crime to create a lifestyle that will impress Daisy but her discovery of this criminal activity ironically reminds her of his lower class status; Tom's treatment of Myrtle when he breaks her nose shows contempt for lower class women; Tom and George are contrasted, the former shown as rich but immoral, the latter poor but morally upright and it is Tom who Myrtle desires. Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby and Jonathan Coe, The Rotters' Club as the prose texts for comparison. The Rotters' Club appears on the AS set text list only so, Exemplar student response - band 2 - The Awakening and AQA Anthology of Love Poetry through the Ages: post-1900

A range of resources to help you plan your teaching and assessment for the Love through the ages component of AS and A-level English Literature A. How to use these resources

The sample assessment materials give you details about some of the aspects of Love through the ages each text covers. Don't forget to consult the specification for a list of possible aspects. Extramarital affairs: Tom's hypocrisy that he has a history of extramarital affairs, including a current affair with Myrtle, and yet is outraged at the thought of Daisy having an affair with Gatsby; George's discovery of Myrtle's infidelity leads to the final tragedy of the novel.

Love and loss: Lois' successful search for love through the personal columns is tragically rewarded, at the point of romantic bliss, by Malcolm's death; Miriam's loss of dignity in her affair with Bill which sees him return to his wife and sees Miriam disappear; on/off relationships of Barbara Chase and Miles Plumb and of Benjamin and Cicely. Familial love: the effect of the parents' extramarital affairs on their children e.g. Claire's preoccupation with her sister Miriam's disappearance which affects her behaviour towards Doug; Benjamin's care for his sister Lois during her hospitalisation, following the pub bombing. the description of settings. Gatsby's 'huge, incoherent failure of a house' symbolises the extent to which he has suffered and endured in his pursuit of Daisydeception; proximity and distance; marriage; approval and disapproval. Set texts Shakespeare and poetry both texts are written predominantly from a male character's point of view, which may affect the reliability of the presentation of women's suffering and endurance. Unrequited love: both Gatsby and George love and idealise women who are in love with Tom, which in the end leads to their demise.