What Is The Role Of Cultural Bias In The Bell Jar

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To whom it may concern, I have written this letter in order to express my concern about what my son Benjamin is being taught in his high school English class. Recently he had to watch a film about a young lady from Nigeria expressing her bias of men. I personally watched the film and it was centered on a feministic approach. There may be a cultural bias in Nigeria toward women but not in Benjamin's culture or family. My son was asked to read a novel called "The Bell Jar" which is a feminist's novel. My son will not participate in a lesson plan that promotes a bias opinion towards men, nor will he be given a shame and guilt driven mindset for being male. He has been taught to love and respect the opposite sex and has a mother, sister, and grandmother