Global-issue builder

Name: brookie

Make a copy of this doc and put your name on it. Answer the following questions to build
your global issue for the Individual Oral.

Focus text: The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante

1. What was one of the themes or topics of this work that interested you? In other
words, what was it about? Write a few keywords.

Example: “Rape, abortion, incest and what it means to be a doctor.”

Self discovery and masculine/fenine dynamics

2. Choose one theme/topic that seems especially significant. Why should readers of
this work care about this theme or topic? What is significant about this theme or
topic in life in general? Why should readers care about it?

Example: “Abortion is significant because it presents a larger ethical problem on

human rights. Many people think that unborn babies have the right to life, while
others think that women should have the right to choose what they do with their
bodies.”

Feminine dynamics is significant because it relates to the larger problem of gender

equality. Women are treated less than men all around the world

3. Think about a causal relationship that is presented in the novel. A causal

relationship states ‘how X leads to/causes Y’. It should be both universal and
(arguably) true.

Examples:
- “How people use abortion to question power structures in society.”
- “How unrealistic depictions of beauty in the media create low self-esteem in
women.”
- “How self-hatred can be the result of discrimination.”
- “How globalisation can cause social strife.”
- “How disinformation creates political unrest.”

How a toxic marriages can cause societal gender expectations

4. Show your answer from step 4 to your teacher. You may have a global issue. It may
need some fine-tuning. Write your final ‘global issue’ in the box below. You may

5.
How the gender expectations set by society leads to failure of a good family
relationship.
 change it as you write your outline for your Individual Oral.

5.
How the gender expectations set by society leads to failure of a good family
relationship.