Liz Goodman and her daughter were in a busy train carriage when a male passenger began to leer and create suggestive remarks. How does she clarify sexual harassment to a child who is just emerging into the adult world?My 13-year-obsolete daughter and I went to see Jane Eyre at the National Theatre on the South Bank,a few weeks ago. It was a clear night and we walked across the bridge to catch the tube, talking about the play as we went. Jane Eyre’s strong sense of justice comes across early in this exciting production, or along with her independent will and ability to create clear choices in a world where women were expected to act in particular,passive, conformist ways.
It was pretty late when we boarded the train, or the carriage was almost full of other theatregoers on their way home. My daughter was sitting on myright and the only free seat was on my left. After a couple of stops,a man got on. It was tough to tell, but he was probably in his 30s. He cast his eyes around the carriage before declaring, and quite loudly,that someone would contain to trot. “I want to sit opposite her,” he said, and staring at my daughter.
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Source: theguardian.com