SuitabookPurpose imposed from outside
Pandora is created with a prescribed purpose and struggles to understand what she is for when that purpose does not unfold as expected.
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Bea Fitzgerald - Author
This is a feminist-leaning myth retelling about a woman resisting purposes and judgements imposed by gods and other people. Its central relationship, identity questions and inclusive characterisation may invite both emotional investment and debate.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a feminist-leaning myth retelling about a woman resisting purposes and judgements imposed by gods and other people. Its central relationship, identity questions and inclusive characterisation may invite both emotional investment and debate.
Pandora is created with a prescribed purpose and struggles to understand what she is for when that purpose does not unfold as expected.
The gods inspect and alter Pandora’s body, debate its desirability and then cover it with rules of modesty.
Pay particular attention to violence and harm.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Extract | A Beautiful Evil by Bea Fitzgerald - Penguin Books Australia
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