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This work is notable for being an early literary lesbian novel, as well as for Brown's own activism in lesbian and Feminist causes. Many lesbian readers have found in it a reflection of their own experiences and observations. Some now dismiss it as "just another lesbian coming-of-age novel": they apparently do not realize that ''Rubyfruit Jungle'' was one of the first coming-of-age novels. Its success is part of why lesbian coming-of-age novels are now a cliché. PLOT The novel focuses on Molly Bolt, the adopted daughter of a poor family, who possesses remarkable beauty and who is aware of her lesbianism from earliest age. She has her first same-sex sexual relationship in the sixth grade with Leota Bisland, and then again in a Florida high school, where she has a sexual relationship with the lead Cheerleader there. Partly because of her disdain for her mother and mostly because of her strong-willed nature, Molly pushes herself to excel in high school, winning a full scholarship to the University Of Florida . Because of her homosexual relationship with her alcoholic room mate, she is denied a renewal of her scholarship and makes the decision to move to New York to pursue an education in film making. |
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