Gender

Question 1

Jeanette’s frustration at the feminine gender role

Answer 1

That day I had almost strangled my dog with rage…sweet I was not. But I was a little girl, ergo, I was sweet

Question 2

Patriarchal succession of power and Jeanette’s rejection of it

Answer 2

Father and son. Father and son. It has always been this way, nothing can intrude…outside, the rebels storm the Winter Palace

Question 3

Jeanette’s realisation that her gender is the real problem

Answer 3

The devil had attacked me at my weakest point: my inability to realise the limitations of my sex