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From: Claudia Pearson <pearsoncrz>
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:55:40 -0500
Some stories seem to be written both to appease the acquiring adult's apparent need/desire to view and represent childhood as innocent and childish and dependent, and to offer the child a sophisticated perspective on his/her developing sense of self and place in the world.
Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are comes to mind. The reading adult perceives Max's weakness relative to the mother who sends him to his room, dependent on her for his dinner (and it was still warm), while the listening child can see Max as powerful in the space he has created for himself.
Claudia Pearson pearsoncrz at earthlink.net
Received on Wed 22 Jul 2009 10:55:40 AM CDT
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:55:40 -0500
Some stories seem to be written both to appease the acquiring adult's apparent need/desire to view and represent childhood as innocent and childish and dependent, and to offer the child a sophisticated perspective on his/her developing sense of self and place in the world.
Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are comes to mind. The reading adult perceives Max's weakness relative to the mother who sends him to his room, dependent on her for his dinner (and it was still warm), while the listening child can see Max as powerful in the space he has created for himself.
Claudia Pearson pearsoncrz at earthlink.net
Received on Wed 22 Jul 2009 10:55:40 AM CDT
