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Writing about the characters as constructs is a sure fire way to let the examiner know that you are writing about the author’s ideas - as characters are constructed for a reason - to illustrate an idea.
This is a strong thesis statement, because it immediately explains what Priestley’s intention or idea is. There are 2: exploitation and death of millions of the working class.
Death is going a bit far, but the examiner doesn’t seem to object!
I prefer the thesis statement to be a paragraph on its own, but the examiner is not fussed about this either.
The next great skill is that Jo Jo launches into writing about quotes immediately. This is what gets Level 4 for AO1.
Jo Jo has also named a method - juxtaposition, so the examiner is already impressed.
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