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Reproductive Rights In Nine Days By Cari Jordan

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My creative response to Toni Jordan’s novel Nine Days is an adaption intended to replicate the Key components of the original text. I employ the discourse specific to the time period whilst mirroring Jordan’s unique stylistic structure by Including key features like literary devices and character relationships. These features include extensive use of colloquialisms as well as key themes including women and reproductive rights, masculinity and global conflicts. Complementary of Jordan’s writing, I explore the idea of women and reproductive rights. I evaluate this concept by including the increased independence women had in the 1990s. My protagonists Point of View explicitly illuminates the support Charlotte possess by informing interlocutors that ‘abortions are very common’. The freedom, opportunity, and emotional support Stanzi provides while wanting to remain at her side ‘to be here for her’ are examples of how reproductive rights are respected. This enables the reader to grasp the discrepancy between the various time zones, thus allowing them to understand the contrast. I traverse into the impact masculinity has on the situation. Jordan’s work accentuates the conflict masculinity has on a protagonist. I reinforce this theme with Craig having ‘strong feminine energy’ whilst being ‘unstable’ within the relationship. Craigs …show more content…

This is done to symbolically reference her characters motives. My addition embraces this historical context during a flash back to the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall. Utilizing this global event, I explore the freedom and liberation people possess in this time period. My protagonist supports this concept by comprehending the ‘sense of freedom and free will’ individuals acquire as well as understanding the dangers of a polluted and timid world. The textual devices I included were intended to evoke an uprise in society and allow the reader to become immersed in the

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