English Literature IGCSE
Southern Belle
What Southern Belle means in English Literature IGCSE, as defined for Cambridge International.
Definition of Southern Belle
A stock character representing a young, unmarried woman of the American Deep South's upper socioeconomic class, expected to be fragile, flirtatious, and chaste.
Topics that use Southern Belle
- A Streetcar Named Desire (Cambridge International IGCSE)
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