![]() ![]() The writing in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is very economical. But really, other than that, I was a blank slate going into my reading of Muriel Spark’s book. So I knew, even without having seen the film or play, that the book was about a charismatic teacher and her special group of students and that she was betrayed in some manner. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is a book whose play and film versions have made it a pop culture reference. (The identity of the betrayer is revealed about a third of the way through.) Early on, the book tells us that Miss Brodie was, in the end, betrayed by one of the Brodie set and it’s not until near the end that the reasons for the betrayal are made clear. ![]() She inculcates the girls with her own opinions, takes them on outings, and tells the girls that the administration is trying to kick her out. Miss Brodie has cultivated a group of six girls, nicknamed the Brodie set by other disdainful teachers. Most of the book’s events takes place in the 1930’s although the book jumps around in time. Miss Jean Brodie is a charismatic teacher of Juniors at an all-girls’ school in Edinburgh. ![]()
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