Noughts and crosses – Analytical essay In the novel ‘Noughts and Crosses’ by Malorie Blackman. The theme racial injustice is strongly presented throughout the book. In the book there are two main characters: Sephy and Callum. They live in a society where the black people, crosses, are the superior group and the white people, noughts, are second-class citizens. In the book key features such as conflict and point of view present this theme. In the book the two points of view help convey the message of racial injustice. For example, “My education was assumed to be less important than hers.” Here Callum feels left out, unhappy and weak. The words LESS important highlights Callum’s weak position vs. Sephy’s dominant position. The author hints out that there is injustice and inequality. The tone of Callum’s voice is sad, implies he’s being
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