The Main Themes Inherent in Muriel Spark's "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie"

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark is a novel carefully constructed through the use of distinctive narrative techniques, style and language. These all contribute to the portrayal of the novels main political themes and ideas. One of the most significant passages in the novel is the walk through Edinburgh, where Miss Jean Brodie takes her pupils through the Old Town. This passage is important in the sense that it gives a clear example of Spark's clever use of narrative and language. This relates to the overall theme of the rest of the novel. However, it also displays a distinct style of writing which subtly etches the idea of fascism into the main structure of the narrative.
It is through the novel's third person narrative that Spark is able to blend together reality and fantasy so subtly. The narrative takes us without warning into Sandy's own fantasy world. …