Read the following excerpt taken from an unseen prose piece (approximately 150 words):

"The rain had ceased, leaving the street slick with reflections of neon signs. Maya stepped out of the cramped apartment, her thoughts a tangled knot of hope and dread. She glanced at the cracked photograph on the wall - a younger version of herself laughing with a man she barely remembered. The city hummed around her, indifferent, as she wondered whether the promise she had made to "never look back" was a lie she told herself to survive.

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(i) Identify the narrative perspective used in the excerpt.
(ii) From the clues given, infer the central theme of the passage.
(iii) Explain whether the author's use of irony supports the identified theme, providing two textual references in your justification.

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Read the following excerpt taken from an unseen prose piece (approximately 150 words):

"The rain had ceased, leaving the street slick with reflections of neon signs. Maya stepped out of the cramped apartment, her thoughts a tangled knot of hope and dread. She glanced at the cracked photograph on the wall - a younger version of herself laughing with a man she barely remembered. The city hummed around her, indifferent, as she wondered whether the promise she had made to "never look back" was a lie she told herself to survive.

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(i) Identify the narrative perspective used in the excerpt.
(ii) From the clues given, infer the central theme of the passage.
(iii) Explain whether the author's use of irony supports the identified theme, providing two textual references in your justification.

Accepted Answer

Third‑person limited; theme - conflict between memory and moving forward; the irony of the "never look back" promise supports the theme (evidence: photograph and the stated lie).

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