About a Boy
Plot summary – WJEC
About a Boy by Nick Hornby focuses on the way that the two central characters, Marcus and Will, learn to trust other people and so find happiness.
Themes – WJEC
Themes are ideas running through texts. In About a Boy the themes of isolation, adulthood and depression are explored.
Characters – WJEC
The main characters in About a Boy are Will and Marcus. Will needs to become a responsible adult and Marcus needs to learn how to be a child.
Form, structure and language – WJEC
About A Boy is a novel. The way the novel is structured creates a particular effect, as does the modern, realistic language.
Sample exam question – WJEC
An example of a typical exam question with advice on how best to answer it.
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