Throughout the book, the quote, “Some ideas are dangerous” (100) is heavily influenced. This narrow-minded view shaped who the canon was and caused him to inflict pain and show hatred towards Joan until his death.
Society was changing all around him he similarly to many others during the Middle Ages did not accept change. That book in the hands of his daughter was dangerous to him because it represented radical ideas. He hurt his own daughter by nearly killing her after he found out she was reading a Greek/Latin book that her tutor had given to her. Ever since Joan was a little girl, she always had a yearning to learn and she was also highly intelligent, but her father did not condone her actions or who she wanted to be. Her father has standard traditional beliefs and that women should stay at the home bear children and cook for the family. In Pope Joan, Joan goes against society by disguising herself as a man. If the canon, and Odo become more aware of new possibilities the book could've been further enlightening and powerful to have people let go of traditional beliefs.
Joan goes against the social norm and becomes a priest and later the Pope however they are people such as, the canon, and Odo who are opposed of women becoming scholars.
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