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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark follows a group of six girls in Edinburgh during the 1930s and 1940s, under the tutelage of their unorthodox teacher, Miss Jean Brodie. As Miss Brodie leads her "special set" of students through unconventional lessons, she influences their lives, particularly their personal and ideological development, amidst the backdrop of rising European fascism and her controversial pedagogical methods. Scenes involve sexual assault, grooming of students, and support for fascist ideologies.