English 2033E Lecture 9: Children's Literature Lecture 9 - Nov 10

• School: Western University
• Department: English
• Course: English 2033E
• Professor: Gabrielle Ceraldi

Document Summary

Children"s literature is often cut between girls and boys divided by gender. Boys and girls in children"s literature: often orphans as main characters. Why: no place in the world, easy for children to be unsure of their place and have their voice silenced, orphan is the ultimate underdog. Obstacles to overcome, don"t have things that most children take for granted. Main floor is the working area of the house. Power of rachel lynde the brook. Do we want her to conform: her talkativeness, her imagination we don"t want her to lose these things! !1: marilla wants anne to be quiet and ladylike she wants to act like rachel. Lynde upon anne, controlling her the way ms. lynde controls avonlea. Anne"s outspokenness : marilla is skilled in self-censorship | does not acknowledge that the pastor"s sermons are boring, societal taboos, etc, anne is the opposite. Matthew finds himself surprised to be getting along with anne because she is not timid: (ch.