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A challenge to masculinity

A challenge to masculinity

Malorie Blackman’s novel follows brothers Dante and Adam as they face different pressures: Dante becomes a father as a teenager, while Adam faces prejudice because he is gay. Their stories challenge the idea that men must hide emotion to prove their strength.

1.3.12 Boys Don't Cry by Malorie Blackman Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /English Literature
  3. /1.3.12 Boys Don't Cry by Malorie Blackman

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel GCSE English Literature 1.3.12 Boys Don't Cry by Malorie Blackman. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Work through your set texts (Shakespeare, the post-1914 text, the 19th-century novel, and the poetry anthology) alongside regular unseen-poetry practice, since the unseen and comparison sections are usually the most time-pressured on exam day.

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