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The central argument

The central argument

Malorie Blackman’s Boys Don’t Cry follows Dante, a teenager who discovers that he is the father of Emma, and his brother Adam, whose sexuality exposes him to prejudice and violence. The two narrative strands challenge restrictive ideas about masculinity.

1.3.3 Boys Don't Cry by Malorie Blackman Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /English Literature
  3. /1.3.3 Boys Don't Cry by Malorie Blackman

Step-by-step lessons on Eduqas GCSE English Literature 1.3.3 Boys Don't Cry by Malorie Blackman. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Work through your set texts (Shakespeare, the 19th-century prose text, the post-1914 text, and the poetry anthology) alongside regular unseen-poetry practice, since Component 2's unseen poetry section is usually the most time-pressured on exam day.

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