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I can't describe how much I love English literature as a subject but the two main topics are always feminism and/or racism in basically every book we study.
Don't get me wrong they're very interesting topics I just wish that there was more variety in a subject that should be promoting expression.
Don't get me wrong they're very interesting topics I just wish that there was more variety in a subject that should be promoting expression.
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I can't describe how much I love English literature as a subject but the two main topics are always feminism and/or racism in basically every book we study.
Don't get me wrong they're very interesting topics I just wish that there was more variety in a subject that should be promoting expression.
I can't describe how much I love English literature as a subject but the two main topics are always feminism and/or racism in basically every book we study.
Don't get me wrong they're very interesting topics I just wish that there was more variety in a subject that should be promoting expression.
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What exam board? I totally agree with you and am now slightly nervous that I'm not going to enjoy A-level English lit :s
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I think that's more because of the nature of the books that are in the list that the exams board provide.
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I think that's more because of the nature of the books that are in the list that the exams board provide.
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That's true I just think that learning about racism and feminism can get very repetitive. I wish I could be studying books which cover more topics
That's true I just think that learning about racism and feminism can get very repetitive. I wish I could be studying books which cover more topics
I think these themes are focused on because of their universality which allows it to be easier to connect the books together in comparative essays but I get what you mean.
I did IB Higher Level English Lit and sometimes the themes in the books were quite repetitive. But I talked to my teacher about themes I am interested in and he recommended some interesting books for me
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Which books have you read that talk about racism? Just wondering cos for me they tend to be more feminism or class differences ( poverty etc). So just interested to know
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What exam board? I totally agree with you and am now slightly nervous that I'm not going to enjoy A-level English lit :s
What exam board? I totally agree with you and am now slightly nervous that I'm not going to enjoy A-level English lit :s
Also, it's not as if it's terrible to be studying feminism and racism, it's just that it seems to be all we study in great detail.
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Which books have you read that talk about racism? Just wondering cos for me they tend to be more feminism or class differences ( poverty etc). So just interested to know
Which books have you read that talk about racism? Just wondering cos for me they tend to be more feminism or class differences ( poverty etc). So just interested to know
We do study other little topics within those books, but mainly it's about feminism and/or racism for these books. At least that's what my teachers make it seem like, for example even in 'A streetcar named desire' or 'The great Gatsby', we have to put emphasis on things like the patriarchy and female suppression in those books (to link back to feminism) when really I wouldn't say that's the main theme of those books.
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I'm studying 'The Help' which is all about racism, 'The feminine gospels', 'A streetcar named desire' and 'The Great Gatsby'.
We do study other little topics within those books, but mainly it's about feminism and/or racism for these books. At least that's what my teachers make it seem like, for example even in 'A streetcar named desire' or 'The great Gatsby', we have to put emphasis on things like the patriarchy and female suppression in those books (to link back to feminism) when really I wouldn't say that's the main theme of those books.
I'm studying 'The Help' which is all about racism, 'The feminine gospels', 'A streetcar named desire' and 'The Great Gatsby'.
We do study other little topics within those books, but mainly it's about feminism and/or racism for these books. At least that's what my teachers make it seem like, for example even in 'A streetcar named desire' or 'The great Gatsby', we have to put emphasis on things like the patriarchy and female suppression in those books (to link back to feminism) when really I wouldn't say that's the main theme of those books.
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I'm studying 'The Help' which is all about racism, 'The feminine gospels', 'A streetcar named desire' and 'The Great Gatsby'.
We do study other little topics within those books, but mainly it's about feminism and/or racism for these books. At least that's what my teachers make it seem like, for example even in 'A streetcar named desire' or 'The great Gatsby', we have to put emphasis on things like the patriarchy and female suppression in those books (to link back to feminism) when really I wouldn't say that's the main theme of those books.
I'm studying 'The Help' which is all about racism, 'The feminine gospels', 'A streetcar named desire' and 'The Great Gatsby'.
We do study other little topics within those books, but mainly it's about feminism and/or racism for these books. At least that's what my teachers make it seem like, for example even in 'A streetcar named desire' or 'The great Gatsby', we have to put emphasis on things like the patriarchy and female suppression in those books (to link back to feminism) when really I wouldn't say that's the main theme of those books.
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