Literature-In-English Paper 3 WASSCE (PC 2ND), 2020

Question 10

    Comment on the persona’s impression of ageing in “The Panic of Growing Older”.

    Discuss Mrs Hardcastle’s views that her son is an invalid.


Observation

 

This was a popular question. Quite a number of candidates attempted it.
Candidates are expected to:

  • Identify the central theme of inevitability of death.
  • Identify the fluttering years and the middle years as well as support their answers with textual references.
  • Explicate the process of ageing pointing out the different stages of life and their associated challenges.

 

Candidates’ performance in the question was good