35 marksThematic Exploration, Context, and Comparative Prose Analysis

CSEC English B · May/June 2025 · Paper 2 · Question 6

Write an essay on Merle Hodge's For the Life of Laetitia focusing on the absent father figure. Describe two father-daughter relationships, discuss the effect of the absent father on the daughter for one relationship, and examine one technique used to portray fathers.

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