Marie Cardinal's La Clé Sur La Porte
Essay Notes in French

Note: Some of the titles are not linked, these are on the 'to-do' list.

What These Documents Are For

Marie Cardinal's 'La Clé Sur La Porte' is a French A level text in the AQA syllabus for examination in 2001. These notes are on themes that could arise on the paper 1 Literature exam as questions. All the documents are in french.

Other Resources

You may also be interested in the English summary of La Clé Sur La Porte which is also available on this site.

Contact and Feedback

Although they have been through a draft version, these documents were written by various students and so are not guaranteed as being perfect. If you spot any errors then please drop me a line at brendanarnold@gmail.com. If you would like to send in your own essay notes on a theme, in french, then please email them to the above address and I will add them to the collection.

• Character profiles
  • Un portrait de Marie
  • Un portrait de Grégoire
  • Un portrait de Charlotte
  • Un portrait de Dorothée
  • Un portrait de Sophie
  • Un portrait de Lakdar
  • Un portrait de Françoise
  • Un portrait de La Mère de Marie
  • Un portrait des Soeurs Brugnoli
  • Un portrait de Geneviève
• General Themes
  • L'Enfance de Marie
  • La Manque de Communication
  • L'Amour et Les Rapports
  • L'Avortement
  • Les Amerloques
• Full Essay Questions
  • Résumez la situation et les problèmes de Sophie. Comment expliquez-vous ces opinions? Qu'est-ce que vous auriez fait à sa place?