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"Literature is not a lecture delivered to a special interest group, it is a force that unites the audience". Discuss Jeanette Winterson's statement in relation to her portrayal of lesbianism in The Passion.
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"Literature is not a lecture delivered to a special interest group, it is a force that unites the audience". Discuss Jeanette Winterson's statement in relation to her portrayal of lesbianism in The Passion. This claim of Jeanette Winterson observes that any message of literature is not something that is taught, but something which is instead interpreted on various diverse levels, by an even more diversified group of audience. Indeed, it has been stressed by this particular author on various evaluations that the novel The Passion is not aimed at solely at lesbians or homosexual readers, but this particular style of literature does muse over sexual fluidity and identity. This freedom of expression forces the audience to realise the present issues in contemporary society to do with sexuality, and attempts to unite them through this. Jeanette Winterson, who openly admits her gay sexuality, exposes the struggle between sexual identity and acceptance of...
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