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- GCSE English Literature: The History Boys
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Theme 1: Identity
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Theme 2: Relationships
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Theme 3: Education
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Theme 4: Attitudes to History
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Theme 5: Success and Failure
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Questions and Answers to help you understand Act 1
The page numbers used for reference in Act 1 are from The History Boys by Faber & Faber.
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Page 3: Irwin
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Pages 4 – 7: Hector and the Boys; Education; Scripps’ role
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Pages 8 – 10: Headmaster, Hector and Mrs. Lintott
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Pages 10 – 12: Purpose of Education
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Pages 12 – 17: Hector’s view of education
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Pages 18 – 22: Irwin’s view of education; Growing up
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Pages 22 – 23: Hector & Mrs. Lintott
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Pages 23 – 29: Education; Attitudes to History
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Pages 29 – 32: Life; Literature; Education
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Pages 33 – 41: Education in life; Attitudes to History; Irwin and Hector
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Pages 41 – 44: Growing up; Literature
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Pages 44 – 47: Literature; Dakin
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Pages 48 – 49: Attitudes to Education (Hector and Irwin)
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Pages 49 – 57: Education; Literature
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Page 3: Irwin
