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Children's Literature Despite Its Name, Research Paper
Pages:5 (1583 words)
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Subject:Literature
Topic:Alices Adventures In Wonderland
Document Type:Research Paper
Document:#54851437
In a sense, literary nonsense helps the reader begin to develop critical thinking skills because it problematizes familiar concepts and forces the reader to view them in a new light. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland places familiar standards of behavior and etiquette in ridiculous situations in order to show how these standards are arbitrarily determined. Stuart Little challenges traditional notions of birthright and ancestry by demonstrating in a comical way that familial heritage has little to nothing to do with the content of one's life or character. Winnie-the-Pooh reveals how the traditional standards of the adult world are maintained not because they have some inherent legitimacy, but rather because adults are frequently too scared or self-conscious to question them effectively. Finally, the Secret Garden shows how what is considered proper or acceptable is not dependent on any inherent, essential quality, but rather what is popular in society at the time. Taken together, these books demonstrate the educational and subversive role that nonsense plays in children's literature, a role far more important than simply providing humor for audiences of all ages.
Works Cited
Andricikova, Marketa, and Timotea Vrablova. "The Liberating Power of Nonsense in Slovak
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Burnett, Frances Hodgson. The Secret Garden. New York: Phillips Publishing Co., 1911.
Carroll, Lewis. Alice in Wonderland. London: Macmillan, 1865.
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Literature. New York: Routledge, 2002.
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Works Cited
Andricikova, Marketa, and Timotea Vrablova. "The Liberating Power of Nonsense in Slovak
Childrens Poetry." Bookbird 49.2 (2011): 25-32.
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. The Secret Garden. New York: Phillips Publishing Co., 1911.
Carroll, Lewis. Alice in Wonderland. London: Macmillan, 1865.
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