Girl, Woman, Other by Franz Materne https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31 Analyse how Carole is presented. Add sentences and phrases and explain them. en-us 2023-03-14 12:14:40 UTC 2025-12-04 11:58:45 UTC hello@padlet.com ”… that first week she counted on one hand the number of brown-skinned people in her college…” maternefranz https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2516005791 She is very aware of her environment and perceives herself as inferior/being in a minority.]]> 2023-03-14 12:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2516005791 „ you must go back and fight the battles that are your British birthright, Carole, as a true Nigerian“ (l.55-56) https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2517986851 Carole character is complex maybe influenced by her cultural background and upbringing. The phrase "true Nigerian" implies that there is a certain expectation for Carole to indentify strongly with her Nigerian culture. (Binish) ]]> 2023-03-15 15:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2517986851 "[...] poeple walked arround her or looked trough her, or was she imagining it?" (l.27) rsj2vdhj5h https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2518033989 Carole is very unsecure, this is because she is felt to be the only black person at this university. She thinks, that she is different and because of that the people would look at her differently. ]]> 2023-03-15 16:16:12 UTC https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2518033989 "[...] although she liked her studies ans was managing to stay on top of most of it, she didn´t belong there and wasn´t going back [...]" (l.34-35) https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2518206034 Carole has an inner conflict and wants to turn back to her mum because the way the other people look at her makes her feel excludet and out of place and it is easier for her to go back and live her old live than trying to join the others.]]> 2023-03-15 18:17:03 UTC https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2518206034 “they made her feel crushed, worthless and a nobody…” (l.17) https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2518355504 Caused by the experiences of the others, she feels very unconfident and also unseen. She can’t adapt to the people there.  
(Noah)]]> 2023-03-15 20:31:12 UTC https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2518355504 "[...]she studied the inmates to find the best match for her..." (l.71) https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2518383064 carol develops her attitude and is more likely to talk with other students (Rachid)]]> 2023-03-15 21:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2518383064 „did your Papa sacrifice his health so that you could become a punky Rasta person who smells?“ (l. 65-66) https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2518383856 This extract illustrates that the mother of Carole has high expectations in her daughter, which leads to the conclusion that there is much pressure which lasts on Caroles shoulders. (Malte)]]> 2023-03-15 21:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2518383856 [...] nobody talked loudly about growing up in a council flat on a skycraper estate with a single mother who worked as a cleaner...(l.20-21) https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2518412130 Carole feels different and excluded from the others because she comes from a different background, for example her mother worked as a cleaner.
(Pamir)]]> 2023-03-15 21:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2518412130 "…people who would horrify her mother if she brought them home“(l.64) https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2519075981 It is important for Carole what her mother thinks of her friends. This illustrates her strong relationship to her mother even though they don‘t always have the same opinion. (Jakob)]]> 2023-03-16 09:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2519075981 "[...]not with the misfits who skulked about the place with scowls on their faces, their hair gelled up into purple Mohicans...(ll.60-62); nor was she interested in the boring ordinaries,[...]students who were so bland they disappeared, even to her (ll.67-68) https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2523868839 Carole has a clear vision and exact expectations of her new friends to meet her needs. She knows what she wants, which could also have something to do with her mother's expectations.
(Emmy)]]> 2023-03-20 16:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2523868839 “I’m done, Mama, I’m done” https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2524158731 It illustrates that Carole gives up easily even though she likes  the studies. Additionally does it underline that she is not self confident. ]]> 2023-03-20 19:17:29 UTC https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2524158731 ”[…]uglystupidfatpoor“ (l.25) https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2524276969 this neogolism underlines the extent of Carole‘s insecurities that are mostly about her outer appearance (Frieda)]]> 2023-03-20 21:18:04 UTC https://padlet.com/maternefranz/acvvkln1ukg8tc31/wish/2524276969