AN AUTHOR enriched the minds of students by making them think about the issue of racism in fiction.
Malorie Blackman was invited to Bromley High School to address the question of whether Charlotte Bronte was racist.
The writer of works including Noughts and Crosses did this by talking about Jean Rhys’s prequel novel to Jane Eyre, The Wide Sargasso Sea.
Zoe Turner, 17, was one of the Year 12 pupils who attended the talk and she said: “Instead of a lecture it was such an enriching informal talk which was fun.”
English teacher Hilary Davies said: “We are very thankful that Ms Blackman could find the time in her very busy schedule to share her ideas and uniquely well informed perspective, and that she made it so accessible and enjoyable.”
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