Political comment in creative? (1 Viewer)

[ncoul]

My creative revolves around female oppression in the middle east- making a comment about islam and how it traditionally places women in subserivence. Is this too outlandish and controversial for the BOS?

 

[fakermaker]

Probably not too outlandish or controversial...but it probably is a shit story.

My teacher always told us: Never write a story where that couldnt possibly happen to you in real life. Eg: dont be a spy, dont be a housewife whose beaten daily, dont be the president of the US.

For my creative, I wrote a story about a boy catching ants...there was a subtle philosophical message in there (cant be bothered explaining it...the ant's physical size was reflective of how he felt, etc). I got full marks for the story in both my trials and the HSC. Point is, think smaller

 

[Absolutezero]

You can write about 'impossible' topics, it's just generally harder to do so because you don't have a way into your character, so to speak.

The topic is probably fine. The only issue is making sure the political point doesn't overshadow the relationship to belonging.

 

[ncoul]

Okay, i'm horrible at creative writing, partly why I got rid of extension. I just wanted to make the piece as poignant as possible.