Question

How does Muriel Spark handle time in Prime of Miss Jane Brodie?

Answer 1

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In The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, by Sparks, time is manipulated in order to demonstrate how Brodie's grand plans turn out. In other words, rather than writing the work in strict chronological order, Sparks intersperses the present and future to see how Brodie's molding of her young set works out

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