ENG 280P Lecture 10: CH-LIT Mary Poppins Notes:Outline
18 Jun 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Bi
birth/stars
Divisions
Real vs fantasy
Mary Poppins highlights the divisions we create in culture, society in order to establish a
power/value hierarchy
- Money: rich/poor
- owner/renter/servent
- animal/human
- natural/supernatural
- reality/fantasy
Text asserts the necessity of disturbing conventional social and ideological order
Money = superior human value (admiral Boom, Miss Lark)
= superior experiences (working as a banker vs the Bird Lady)
= ability to find happiness (“success’ vs. Bert, Mrs. Correy)
Mr. and Mrs. Banks
Household hierarchy: owner to support staff
Text asks us to consider that without the support staff the superstructure cant survive
Thus, those with real power are the underlings, but they need to organize to wield power
To a degree, their power resides in their ability to connect on human level
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Document Summary
Mary poppins highlights the divisions we create in culture, society in order to establish a power/value hierarchy. Text asserts the necessity of disturbing conventional social and ideological order. Money = superior human value (admiral boom, miss lark) = superior experiences (working as a banker vs the bird lady) = ability to find happiness ( success" vs. bert, mrs. correy) Text asks us to consider that without the support staff the superstructure cant survive. Thus, those with real power are the underlings, but they need to organize to wield power.
