English 2033E Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Social Skills
22 Jan 2020
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Social skills - ability to get on with others. Secret garden: child centred environment where adult divisions don"t come into play, social class and gender. Boy in striped pyjamas: defining traits > introduces idea that in their play and reading > meaningful distinction that boys and girls like. Focus on orphans understand in relation to active, rebellious aspect. Desire to go off and have adventures without adult supervision. Difficult to find her place within a home and community. Orphans > childcare and labour: 7 bernardo boys > children in britain sent to colonies > ill-treated and abused, 52 orphans subject to abuse, are vulnerable. But no london street arabs for me, give me a native born at least. Children who are making their own way > conflates social class identity with racial. Every aspect of physical appearance highlights how different she is. Not seen as a fully-fledged member of the family.
