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About A Boy

Part of English Literature

  • About A Boy

    • Plot summary - CCEA

      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.

    • Characters - CCEA

      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.

    • Themes - CCEA

      Themes are ideas running through texts. In About a Boy the themes of isolation, adulthood and depression are explored.

    • Form, structure and language - CCEA

      About A Boy is a novel. The way the novel is structured creates a particular effect, as does the modern, realistic language.

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