An Obituary for Fifth Aunt Come Late

It is encouraged that students read this - 'The Female Eunuch', an article from Green Left. Click here.

The worksheet focuses on the conventional image of the female gender as portrayed by Fifth Aunt in the story. Discussion questions encourage students to comprehend the article based on Germaine Greer's The Female Eunuch and link the stereotypical notion of the female to the Singapore context. Literary devices such as the writer's use of narration through a persona who has a blurred image of her Fifth Aunt, the symbolism of hands and how Fifth Aunt is objectified - as a female, and as an object - could be examined.

Click here for the worksheet.