The central situation
The central situation
The speaker waits beside the telephone for a new lover to call. This ordinary object becomes the centre of her emotional world because the unanswered phone seems to control her hopes and fears.
Step-by-step lessons on Eduqas GCSE English Literature 2.1.13 Dusting the Phone by Jackie Kay. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Work through your set texts (Shakespeare, the 19th-century prose text, the post-1914 text, and the poetry anthology) alongside regular unseen-poetry practice, since Component 2's unseen poetry section is usually the most time-pressured on exam day.