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| Plot Summary of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie |
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"Miss Jean Brodie is a brilliant, charismatic, eccentric elementary school teacher at a girls' private school. She has a loyal group of five students with whom she remains personally involved throughout high school. Miss Brodie dazzles the girls with her knowledge of culture and tales of adventure, but a scandal emerges. One of Miss Brodie's favorite students causes her to lose her job."
Judy Berman, Resident Scholar
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"Miss Jean Brodie is a teacher at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh. She is a teacher with unorthodox teaching methods. In 1930 she takes a group of students under her wing who become known as the Brodie girls. She proceeds to make the girls the “crème de la crème”. Miss Brodie opens the world to her students and teaches them more than the approved curriculum.
In 1936 Miss Brodie's methods are once again being questioned and she must defend herself. The headmistress of the school keeps questioning Brodie's girls in hopes of learning something that can be used against Miss Brodie. Rumors fly concerning Miss Brodie's relationship with male teachers and the headmistress is determined to discover a moral reason to dismiss Miss Brodie.
Each of the Brodie kiddies ponders the identity of who betrayed Miss Brodie and also reflects on the influence that Miss Brodie has on their individual lives.
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Marie Mize, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1930's-1950's
Life of a profession:
- teacher
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- teacher
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- a teen
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- student
- teacher
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
- a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book?
Yes
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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