Themes (Junior Cert English): Flashcards

Women's struggle for independence limited by gender roles

Chooses career over societal expectations of marriage

I'd rather be a free spinster and paddle my own canoe

Ownership of her work for financial independence

Economic necessity - practical feminism

Central to their growth, choices, and resilience

Conflict and reconciliation between sisters

The family's emotional core

I can't believe childhood is over

Whether love and ambition must be separate or can coexist

They're too similar; friendship over romance

Laurie, for genuine affection not social security

I care more to be loved. I want to be loved