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gender-and-historical-context
The chapter highlights the challenges of sending a female student alone into the fourteenth century, a time when unaccompanied women were vulnerable.
1 chapter across 1 book
Doomsday Book (1992)Connie Willis
BOOK I
In this opening chapter of 'Doomsday Book,' the characters prepare for a time travel drop to the fourteenth century, focusing on the technical and ethical challenges involved. Dunworthy expresses concern over the rushed and potentially unsafe nature of the drop, especially given the dangerous historical period chosen and the absence of key faculty oversight. The chapter introduces Kivrin, a young student determined to travel to the Middle Ages despite the risks and institutional restrictions.