ENGL 2P10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Samite, Character Education, Jack Kornfield
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On review of anne: mark twain said of this novel: in anne" you will find the dearest and most moving and delightful child since the immortal alice (*connection/ similarities between alice and. Definitions of the child : 1870s saw the development of child study and child psychology as a field of inquiry. #biographies/ observations of children: late nineteen century reforms in child health, education, and the penal system. Changing attitude to youth particularly how child should be raised. E. g. reason for matthew and marilla to adopt a child, help heavy agriculture work. Basically exchange for food, clothing, possibly some schooling, the child will provide labor. And marilla"s stands on this is perfectly nature in the context of the novel. Different from what we used to thinking about adoption in terms of emotional (nothing in marilla"s explanation at that point suggest the child will provide companionship, entertainment, or anything emotional support) rather than labor practices.
