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Summary Of X A Fabulous Child's Story By Lois Gould

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A school is where societal stereotypes are taught and implemented, whether they be beneficial or damaging to the children. In the short story “X: A Fabulous Child's Story”, Lois Gould uses a school setting to illustrate and enhance the theme: enforcing gender roles onto children is harmful, as it teaches children to be unkind and prevents them from reaching their full potential. While at school, X wanted to play with the other children, but the author reveals the unfriendliness of the children, stating that “... all they did was make faces and giggle behind X's back… It seemed as if Other Children would never want an X for a friend… [and because of that] X cried a lot that night, partly because it felt afraid” (Gould 4). Gould uses the children’s
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