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| author = Jeanette Winterson |
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| elevator pitch = Jeanette Winterson's somewhat autobiographical [[Coming of Age]] novel about a young adopted girl discovering she's a lesbian in a fanatically Christian community. |
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| genre = Semi-autobiography |
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| publication date = March 21, 1985 |
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* [[Adaptation Name Change]]: Jeanette is renamed Jessica in the TV adaptation, possibly to reduce the autobiographical elements of the story. |
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* [[Adults Are |
* [[Adults Are Useless]]: The only adult who even tries to help the protagonist is {{spoiler|Mrs. Jewsberry}} who {{spoiler|has possibly non-consensual and definitely underage sex with her.}} |
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* [[Allegory |
* [[Allegory Adventure]]: The fairy tales that pepper the text usually mirror Jeanette's life in some fashion. |
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* [[Author |
* [[Author Avatar]]: Quite obviously Jeanette. |
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* [[Biblical |
* [[Biblical Motifs]]: Tons of them, including: casting the first stone, the walls of Jericho, Lot's wife, "to the pure all things are pure" (Titus 1.15), the number seven, and the names of the chapters. |
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* [[Butch |
* [[Butch Lesbian]]: Kinda. Jeanette says she sees no similarity between herself and men -- except that she always wears trousers. In the miniseries this is averted: she almost never wears trousers and yet is attracted to the femme Melanie. |
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* [[Coming Out Story]] |
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* [[Cool Old |
* [[Cool Old Lady]]: Elsie |
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* [[Double Standard Rape (Female on Female)]]: Implied with the interactions between {{spoiler|Jeanette and Mrs. Jewsberry}}. |
* [[Double Standard Rape (Female on Female)]]: Implied with the interactions between {{spoiler|Jeanette and Mrs. Jewsberry}}. |
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* [[Girls |
* [[Girls Love]]: With Melanie and later Katy. |
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* [[Holier Than Thou]]: Melanie's {{spoiler|husband}} has this attitude. So does Jeanette's mother and most of the congregation members. |
* [[Holier Than Thou]]: Melanie's {{spoiler|husband}} has this attitude. So does Jeanette's mother and most of the congregation members. |
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* [[Jane |
* [[Jane Eyre]]: It's Jeanette's mother's favorite book. Later we find out that {{spoiler|her mother [[Fan Wank|changed the ending]] so that Jane marries St. John.}} |
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* [[Lipstick |
* [[Lipstick Lesbian]]: In the miniseries. |
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* [[Mentor Occupational Hazard]]: {{spoiler|Elsie}} |
* [[Mentor Occupational Hazard]]: {{spoiler|Elsie}} |
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* [[Motif]]: The eponymous oranges. Also the rough brown pebble. |
* [[Motif]]: The eponymous oranges. Also the rough brown pebble. |
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* [[Nightmare |
* [[Nightmare Fetishist]]: Jeanette was like this as a child. |
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* [[No Sex Allowed]]: This seems to be the rule in Jeanette's community. Her parents adopted her to avoid having sex. |
* [[No Sex Allowed]]: This seems to be the rule in Jeanette's community. Her parents adopted her to avoid having sex. |
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* [[Only Sane |
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Jeanette for most of the story. |
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* [[Religion Is |
* [[Religion Is Wrong]]: Or at least fundamentalism is. |
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* [[Spiteful |
* [[Spiteful Spit]] |
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* [[Title Drop]]: Towards the end, when Jeanette's mother winds up with a ton of pineapple and everybody at the church eats lots of pineapple dishes for a while. |
* [[Title Drop]]: Towards the end, when Jeanette's mother winds up with a ton of pineapple and everybody at the church eats lots of pineapple dishes for a while. |
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* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Though all the other lesbians in the miniseries are [[Lipstick Lesbian| |
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Though all the other lesbians in the miniseries are [[Lipstick Lesbian|LipstickLesbians]], the two who run the sweet shop are a butch/femme couple. |
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* [[The Fundamentalist]]: Jeanette's mother. |
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* [[Theme Naming]]: The chapters are named for the first eight books of the Christian [[The Bible|Bible]]. |
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Latest revision as of 14:28, 19 June 2021
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| Written by: | Jeanette Winterson |
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| Synopsis: | Jeanette Winterson's somewhat autobiographical Coming of Age novel about a young adopted girl discovering she's a lesbian in a fanatically Christian community. |
| Genre(s): | Semi-autobiography |
| First published: | March 21, 1985 |
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is Jeanette Winterson's somewhat autobiographical Coming of Age novel about a young adopted girl discovering she's a lesbian in a fanatically Christian community. It was later adapted as a Miniseries by the BBC.
Tropes used in Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit include:
- Adaptation Name Change: Jeanette is renamed Jessica in the TV adaptation, possibly to reduce the autobiographical elements of the story.
- Adults Are Useless: The only adult who even tries to help the protagonist is Mrs. Jewsberry who has possibly non-consensual and definitely underage sex with her.
- Allegory Adventure: The fairy tales that pepper the text usually mirror Jeanette's life in some fashion.
- Arc Words:
- Author Avatar: Quite obviously Jeanette.
- Biblical Motifs: Tons of them, including: casting the first stone, the walls of Jericho, Lot's wife, "to the pure all things are pure" (Titus 1.15), the number seven, and the names of the chapters.
- Butch Lesbian: Kinda. Jeanette says she sees no similarity between herself and men -- except that she always wears trousers. In the miniseries this is averted: she almost never wears trousers and yet is attracted to the femme Melanie.
- Coming Out Story
- Cool Old Lady: Elsie
- Double Standard Rape (Female on Female): Implied with the interactions between Jeanette and Mrs. Jewsberry.
- Girls Love: With Melanie and later Katy.
- Holier Than Thou: Melanie's husband has this attitude. So does Jeanette's mother and most of the congregation members.
- Jane Eyre: It's Jeanette's mother's favorite book. Later we find out that her mother changed the ending so that Jane marries St. John.
- Lipstick Lesbian: In the miniseries.
- Mentor Occupational Hazard: Elsie
- Motif: The eponymous oranges. Also the rough brown pebble.
- Nightmare Fetishist: Jeanette was like this as a child.
- No Sex Allowed: This seems to be the rule in Jeanette's community. Her parents adopted her to avoid having sex.
- Only Sane Man: Jeanette for most of the story.
- Religion Is Wrong: Or at least fundamentalism is.
- Spiteful Spit
- Title Drop: Towards the end, when Jeanette's mother winds up with a ton of pineapple and everybody at the church eats lots of pineapple dishes for a while.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: Though all the other lesbians in the miniseries are LipstickLesbians, the two who run the sweet shop are a butch/femme couple.
- The Fundamentalist: Jeanette's mother.
- Theme Naming: The chapters are named for the first eight books of the Christian Bible.