Leila attends function
where she feels socially
out of place
She faces the challenge of not being overwhelmed by the event:
This ball being so different to her experience of learning to dance
with other girls at boarding school.
Reader can clearly see this with
the contrast between Leila and her
cousins.
The determination to get
something positive out of a night
that has been so disastrous and
not just ‘give up’- this is an
important idea for teenagers to
learn from.
Leila attends
function where she
feels socially out of
place
She faces the challenge of not being overwhelmed by
the event: This ball being so different to her experience
of learning to dance with girls at the boarding school
Reader can clearly see
this with the contrast that is
established between her
home life and that of her
cousins.
The determination to get something positive out of a night that
has been so disastrous and not just ‘give up’- this is an
important idea for teenagers to learn from.