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Misinterpretation Of Children’s Literature Originally our culture was raised to believe fairytale’s had a based audience of children, but are we really teaching our children the right things by reading them these stories? Although a fairytale is a children 's story about magical and imaginary beings and lands, fairytales in some ways might be exposing younger children to more violent, sexual, harmful situations that they are not fully ready to understand. The debate is if the actions in which…

reform in the legal system. Starting in the 1890’s Italy was extremely organized during this time the legal system created a new penal code and implemented it. Since Pinocchio and the changes to the laws occur at roughly the same time Carlo wrote the children’s book it was perfect having his morals and things he believed to be morally befitting of young individuals. In the new law it states, “Criminal responsibility exists in persons above the age of nine years. For any criminal act of the minor…

characteristics. Classic gothic literature involves : romance, good versus evil, heroes and damsels; whereas today children’s gothic involves high tech computers, texting, the blurring line of good and evil, school grounds. But there are still similarities between the two that make modern day scary stories a gothic spine shivering tale. These tales still have settings that are similar to the child, or so unknowingly different that it must be scary, they have creatures that happen to be…

gazed at the book catalog to create a wishlist of books. I wanted every single book, the scary books, funny books, even comics. The book fair is what blossomed my love for books and reading. I loved how the books were presented and displayed. I got so psyched to read the new books they had to offer. The librarians talked about and showed previews of the books that were in the fair to get us more interested and it worked for me. I was on the edge of my seat watching the previews. I wrote every…

Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (2009) and Edward Lear’s The Owl and the Pussycat (1871) are works of literature that both use “nonsense” to convey a story. In what follows I will argue that nonsense is significant, especially in children’s literature, as it is a useful tool for education, and promotes individuality of thoughts. The use of nonsense in literature challenges rules and it allows for the brain to think outside of the restricted boundaries of teaching, which…

In the twentieth century, a riveting new genre of children's books emerged. These books, often referred to as “choose your own adventure” novels, provided the reader an array of decisions to make. While it was not always clear which path was the best to take, it was the audience’s personal duty to craft their own conclusion. Comparably, the theme of fate versus free will is addressed frequently in Kurt Vonnegut’s novel, Slaughterhouse Five. As the protagonist, Billy Pilgrim, proceeds through…

A girl sat on the edge of her bed reading a book while the sun slowly set on the far horizon. Suddenly, she involuntarily let out a little squeal of delight and clutched the book to her chest, giggling all the while. If someone had seen her at that moment, they would have thought her strange—but her actions seem justifiable, for she had just found an allusion to one of her favorite books. Authors frequently use allusions to make appropriate comparisons; also, it acts as a delicious egg hunt for…

The first book I decided to choose was Dr. Seuss’ Cat in the Hat. When reading or studying children’s literature any one of Dr. Seuss’ books are a must read. When looking back on my childhood, I am not sure it would have been the same without any of his books. Each one of his books are very prominent in my memory. Dr. Seuss’ Cat in the Hat offered children a zany story, inspired world play, and a glimpse of a fantasy world that was outside of adult control. One of the things I loved about Seuss’…

Like Huck states in book, “Children’s books have always reflected the general social and human values of a society, so it is not surprising that they are also scrutinized for implied attitudes or biases of that society” (Huck, p.205), no one can promise that there are no bias or stereotyping in contemporary realistic fictions. So children without the independent thinking skills are easy to be guided tendentiously. However children…

says early on, “But who believes in Aslan nowadays?” Trumpkin changes his mind, or rather has it changed for him, when he meets the great Aslan face to face. After that momentous meeting, Trumpkin becomes a true son of Narnia and will continue to be so through the next book, The Silver Chair. Lewis is drawing a parallel to the Christian life in that our faith will always be ridiculed and sneered at by those who will see it as foolishness. Paul reminds us that “the message of the cross is…