Sex education covers a wide range of topics such as friendship, feminism, and sexual assault and harassment in a realistic and nuanced way. While the series is busy delving into all of these subjects, it also takes a look at a few books that represent these ideologies. Maeve Wiley, the protagonist, is a fierce and feminist figure. She is fearless, unafraid, and unapologetic. She never hesitates to bite back. She hails from a broken home and was raised by her older brother, Sean, in the absence of their parents.
Maeve is a classic hard-shelled girl with a golden heart. In certain episodes, we may sympathise with her, while on others, we may despise her for her irrational decisions. The truth is that she was just like the rest of us. She, like everyone else, makes poor choices. The character has a lot of space to develop in Sex Education.
Do you think she’s attractive?
Do you want to learn more about her?
Take a look at these books and try to figure out what’s on her mind. Throughout the series, Maeve reads a number of books. The majority of the books she recommends are written by women.
Silas Marner
Silas Marner is a tale about a weaver named Silas Marner. He is accused of stealing funds from his church. Silas is falsely “convicted” of the crime when the church draws lots to determine his guilt or innocence. Silas flees town in quest of a better life, having lost the confidence of his people and his own faith in God. He lives the life of an outcast in another place. He avoids people, loses his money, and discovers gold. A small little girl is gold here. The book explores the concepts of alienation and identity. Maeve is indeed an outcast at the start of the series, but she later finds herself in a group. Maeve Wiley is a wonderful person. But no one seems to be friends with her. Later Aimee and Maeve become friends.
Jane Austen
Jane Austen has also been read by Maeve. She says in the series that she was around 12 years old when she read all of her writings. She also read the storey “Lady Susan.” Lady Susan is a narrative. This novella isn’t very well-known. We could see a stack of books maintained beside the bed from afar. Jane Austen’s novel “Emma” is one of the works.
Emma Woodhouse, a young woman, is the central character in Jane Austen’s comedy of manners. She has sworn off marriage, but she amuses herself by making pairings among her pals, some good, most bad. When Emma tries to pair up a local vicar with her protégée, she discovers that the bachelor would rather marry the matchmaker herself, which leads to hilarity. Mr Knightly and Emma lend a hand to their friends. They’ll get married in the end. Maeve and Otis assist their classmates in maintaining healthy relationships. I wish Maeve and Otis the best of luck in their relationship. (Season 3 has yet to be released.)
Sylvia Plath
In episode 7 of season 1, Jackson drinks and confesses to Maeve that Otis assisted him in luring her. Maeve asks Jackson at the end of the episode if he has paid anyone to read “Bell Jar.”
Through the novel Esther Greenwood, Sylvia Plath demonstrates the struggle that a woman faces in her life. A lady is confronted with the problem of power. She can take charge of her own life, as Jay-Cee appears to have done, but she may find herself alone.
The feminist topic of a woman searching for her identity or self is addressed very thoroughly in the work. Esther loses control of her life for a variety of reasons, one of which is that she believed she knew how her life would turn out. When she was interning in New York, she began to seriously consider her future, the vast choices available to her, and the major decisions she would soon have to make.
Is Esther Greenwood’s voice similar to Maeve’s?
