Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Bildungsroman – novel about the formative years of the protagonist
Semi-autobiographical
Reality vs fantasy
Juxtaposition of legends and myths with the life of Jeanette
Jeanette on a mythic story – discovering herself and her sexuality – raised to be a missionary
Symbolism of fruits ‘banana’, ‘orange’
Binary Oppositions e.g. good and bad
Retrospective
Fantasy stories reflect Jeanette’s child-self struggling with accepting her sexuality
Pentecostal community – strong religious beliefs
Beliefs on sexuality – homosexual relations considered a ‘sin’
1970s – visibility for the LGBT Community
Buggery act abolished 1861 – acceptance of homosexuality, new concept
1981 – aids epidemic – new concept of acceptance destroyed – stigma created around homosexual
community
Bildungsroman – novel about the formative years of the protagonist
Semi-autobiographical
Reality vs fantasy
Juxtaposition of legends and myths with the life of Jeanette
Jeanette on a mythic story – discovering herself and her sexuality – raised to be a missionary
Symbolism of fruits ‘banana’, ‘orange’
Binary Oppositions e.g. good and bad
Retrospective
Fantasy stories reflect Jeanette’s child-self struggling with accepting her sexuality
Pentecostal community – strong religious beliefs
Beliefs on sexuality – homosexual relations considered a ‘sin’
1970s – visibility for the LGBT Community
Buggery act abolished 1861 – acceptance of homosexuality, new concept
1981 – aids epidemic – new concept of acceptance destroyed – stigma created around homosexual
community
