Noughts and Crosses Analysis
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Noughts and Crosses Analysis
A different kind of school day
In Malorie Blackman’s Noughts and Crosses, society is divided by race and power. Crosses hold greater status, while Noughts face discrimination. Sephy is a Cross and Callum is a Nought; their friendship is shaped by the unfair rules around them. The following original scene is set in an imagined school in that divided society. When the new library rules went up, Callum read them twice. Cross pupils could borrow three books for a month. Nought pupils could borrow one book for a week, and only from the lower shelves. The notice was printed in neat black letters. At the bottom, someone had added: “Rules keep everyone safe.” Sephy stood beside him, her school badge bright against her blazer. “It’s only a temporary rule,” she said, though she sounded unsure. “Temporary for how long?” Callum asked. He pointed to the empty space where a date should have been. A bell rang. Sephy started towards her classroom, then stopped. Callum was still looking at the notice. “I’ll ask my dad about it,” she said. “Will you ask him to change it,” Callum replied, “or just explain it?” Sephy did not answer straight away. She looked again at the blank space. For the first time, the rule seemed less like a fact and more like a choice someone had made.
Understanding and analysis
Answer in full sentences where appropriate. Use short quotations from the passage to support your ideas.
- They may borrow three books for a month.
- They must return every book the same day.
- They can only borrow books from the lower shelves.
- They must ask a Nought pupil for permission.
- Whether the library is open
- How long the supposedly temporary rule will last
- Where Sephy’s classroom is
- Who printed the notice
- It presents an imagined society shaped by injustice and oppressive rules.
- It tells a story about a journey into the distant past.
- It is a factual account of school life.
- It describes a world where no one faces conflict.
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