English 2033E Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Ruthless People, Jolly Roger, Robert Louis Stevenson

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English 2033 unit 7: child-adult relations are a key issue in children"s lit, where parents are often have adventures of his own this is a hallmark of the (cid:498)boys" book. (cid:499) children"s either absent or oppressive. In previous texts that have been passive/neglectful fathers, wicked stepmothers, and grotesque caricatures of parental authority. Jim hawkins constantly runs away from adult authority to lit has been characterized by s division between books written for boys and texts produced for girls: treasure island is a deliberate attempt to fit into an existing genre. Adventure novels follow a recognized formula: boy leaves home, goes to a foreign land, fights the enemy, and comes home with treasure. Stevenson establishes jims independence and individualism through the death of his father (he is then free to leave the home), he joins a new group (the squire, doctor & captain) and still runs away whenever possible. Jim condemns his actions but justifies them because of their results.

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