ENGLISH 3Y03 Lecture Notes - Harry Colebourn, Tigger, Only Child
16 Dec 2013
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Winnipeg and harry colebourn: winne and christopher robin. Winne, piglet, eeyore, owl and rabbit, and later kanga and roo; tigger comes up only in the sequel the house at pooh corner. Chapters are independent stories: do not carry over. Several of these stories were published in various magazines before and adapted. Why do we not learn anything about his family: has to learn everything on his own, christopher robin is like the father of his little family . He"s powerful: comes to the rescue all the time. The narrator puts him in a safe position, lives at the top of the forest, can"t get hurt by the flood (139) They are humanized toy animals and not real animals. Can"t hurt themselves ever: as when pooh falls out of the tree (9, eeyore"s tail gets nailed on (54) Ordinary events: birthday party, feeling hungry, everything takes place in the safe world of the forest.
