Matilda‘s independence and intelligence, Jo March’s tenderness and determination, Katniss Everdeen‘s courage and maturity, Hermione Granger‘s honesty and sharpness, Miss Marple‘s wit and sense of justice, Elizabeth Bennet‘s self-respect and loyalty, Anna Frank‘s confidence and mental strength,.. Surely, heroines of their own stories, female literary characters worth being admired. Continue reading
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Students’ reflection on how violently women are treated in one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays, Othello, and five well-known novels like Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale or Alice Walker’s The Colour Purple.
On this 8th of March, 4th year ESO students have reflected on what it meant to be a woman in the 18th and 19th centuries. They have done it through the eyes of the female characters in the three historical novels they have read:
We all know injustices still sadly being part of our world nowadays. Even though the society has changed, imagine how women´s lives could have been two or three centuries ago. (Lucía Wasiluk) Continue reading
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