The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

by

Muriel Spark

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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Symbols

Mr. Teddy Lloyd’s Portraits

Mr. Teddy Lloyd, the married man who loves and is loved by Miss Jean Brodie, shares her artistic nature. Not only is he the art teacher at Blaine, but he is also a… read analysis of Mr. Teddy Lloyd’s Portraits

“The Transfiguration of the Commonplace”

But this “affair” is so strong that every face Mr. Lloyd paints, be it Rose Stanley or even his own children, seems to resemble Miss Brodie. In this sense, Mr. Lloyd’s portraits symbolize the power… read analysis of “The Transfiguration of the Commonplace”