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Examine the ways in which Penelope Lively establishes the worlds of childhood and adulthood in 'Going Back'.
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Examine the ways in which Penelope Lively establishes the worlds of childhood and adulthood in 'Going Back' This wartime world of two young children, living in one joyous indulgence, is retold for us by Jane. She recalls her childhood memories of Medleycott, where "all summers are one hay making and raspberry time" and "all winters are one scramble across glass-cold lino to dress quickly." Jane and her elder brother, Edward, live a peaceful life in the country. Their misunderstood father has been sent away to fight in the war and they are loved and cared for by Betty, their motherly figure. The children's mother died whilst they were young and their father finds it difficult to understand their innocent childish ways. This shows us a strong border between the adult and children world. Lively has expressed this by use of speech, characteristics, and territory. "We lived in the playroom and in...
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