Molly Keen: Biographical Entry
2:449 KEEN, Molly, ‘Childhood Memories, 1903 to 1921’, TS, pp.35 (c.12,000 words). Brunel University Library. Born 1903 in Hounslow. Father a …
2:449 KEEN, Molly, ‘Childhood Memories, 1903 to 1921’, TS, pp.35 (c.12,000 words). Brunel University Library. Born 1903 in Hounslow. Father a …
Molly Keen does not appear to be a particularly political person herself, however she describes the current social views of the working …
Many of Molly Keen’s habits derive from her immediate family, from the culture and beliefs they shared. The Keen family were a …
I have thoroughly enjoyed learning Molly Keen’s story of her childhood, because she describes exactly what working-class life was like during the …
During Molly Keen’s childhood, along with her family, she faced the emergence of the First World War in 1914 when she was …
I would situate the Keen family as upper-working-class because they had little income, apart from the father’s work as a master sign …
The audience that Molly Keen is aiming her childhood memoir at is unclear, as she appears to simply list many of the …
Molly Keen’s memoire includes a detailed insight into her education and schooling, but she does not reveal any academic successes, such as …
Home and family are very significant themes in Molly Keen’s memoire, mainly because the memoire revolves heavily around the experiences of each …
Molly Keen’s family lived through times that included many tragedies, many of which were outside of their control. For example, the sinking …