There are various scenes where characters are sifting through potential partners based on looks or being from “families of quality”. I definitely feel I am in position now to speak to younger women and say, "You should not tolerate a sexist society." However, I deal with it in a humorous way. Plum Sykes: Actually, the whole book is a commentary about sexism. It’s an awkward reality, even within the book… I never met a female teacher in my entire three years of studies. The ratio was 70/30… When I was at Oxford, I didn't even have women teachers, not one. A lot of them went to all-boys schools since they were eight. Plus, the guys I met at Oxford were really amusing. So, I interviewed people and they had such funny stories. I don't know what it's like to be an American at Oxford. I never had a character based on just one person. Plum Sykes: Well, the characters in any fiction are always somehow yourself, your alter ego and all the people you've met. Are the characters and jokes based on real people?
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