Your Literacy Autobiography essay--in which you examine how you have gradually become a fine reader, writer, listener, speaker, and thinker--is due Friday, December 17.
Include the MLA citation. Example: Munsch, Robert N. The Paper Bag Princess. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books, 2009.
This blog task relates directly. Select a children's book and analyze it through one, two, or all three lenses. Keep in mind my model demonstrations over The Paper Bag Princess & Fix-it. Analyze with 300+ words. Look up and use at least three "tough terms" from the Critical Lens 101 Handout.
This blog task is worth 100 points, so do not include filler/fluff. Analyze & dig. Respond with passion, polish, and proof.
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Hanson/Hansen, 6
For our partner blog task, Tyler and I chose to analyze Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats through the Marxist lens. It is about a little black boy that wants to be able to whistle in order to call for his dog, Willie. Willie is a wiener dog. Why would the author choose a wiener dog instead of a more masculine dog like a lab or a retriever? Wiener dogs have an annoying bark and an awkward body shape clearly symbolizing a male body part. At the start of the book, the little boy, Peter is standing next to a stop light pole wearing a pink and white sweater and pink socks. Why would a little boy be wearing pink? Pink is a color that shows femininity and weakness. It symbolizes someone that cannot fend for himself and always needs to have someone there to watch over him. Also on the first page, there is a brick building with yellow, orange, red and pink bricks. We have never seen any bricks of those colors. Yellow, red, and orange are all colors that you see in a fire. So why would the bricks be that color? It could possibly be foreshadowing a destructive future or a successful future that can spontaneously combust. Throughout the novel Peter attempts to whistle and skip around the streets. Generally, skipping is something that girls do—once again feminizing Peter by him doing it. Because Peter does not have the ability to whistle he spins around and around in anger. When he stops he cannot see straight and he thrusts his hips forward and backwards. It is undeniably a clear phallic symbol. When Peter sees his dog Willie running down the street, he hides in a box. This could symbolize his need for constant protection and how he feels that there are barriers surrounding him from accomplishing his goal—whistling. When Peter goes home he dresses like his father because he wants to be able to whistle. He dresses like his father because he wishes that he was more like his father and that he grows to be like him. It is also interesting that Peter and his parents are a very close knit black family. Many times it is those families that break up due to certain hardships. Peter goes outside alone—still dressed as his father—to look for Willie. He constantly tries to jump from his shadow and run away from it symbolizing his fear from himself and the uncertainty of what is to come. He tries to whistle one last time for Willie he is successful and he runs to Peter. Peter whistles all the way home to show his parents how he can do it. He feels more mature now that he can whistle so he offers to go to the store all by himself. But he does not go by himself because he takes Willie with him. This is a book about life’s struggles and the situations we must overcome.
Engebretson, pd 7
I chose analyze the book The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper through the Marxist lens. This book is about a little train that had to deliver gifts to the little boys and girls from all over. On the front cover of the book, the illustration is a blue train engine, a smiling clown, a distant city, and a little boy, girl, and dog. This picture immediately gave me a feeling of happiness and contentment. I feel that because of the sky-blue color or the train car could symbolize the bourgeoisie –working class– because of the determinant expression, and the hefty steam coming out of his spout. Next, on the first few pages, there is a little, red, female train coincidently with the lucky number seven on each side of the car. This car is filled with animals, toys, and fruit for all. Quickly through the Feminist lens, this female car appears genuine and soft delivering cute gifts to the happy little boys and girls. Continuing on the Marxist lens, as the book goes on, the little red train becomes oppressed while delivering the gifts, and feels as if she can’t go on, but don’t fear… “Here comes a shiny new engine.” This new, male, shiny engine is golden colored symbolizing strength, endurance, and currency –gold. –The fact that the golden male engine is coincidently there to help save the stuck, red female engine seems as if –based on color and class– that the golden car is more powerful while the red one is more ignorant. As the book continues, the reader finds out that the golden car is “too good” to help the stuck train car, and must continue on. Continuing on, a black train car and a grey train car both get stopped by the red train car and it’s crew, and asked if they could help them get up the mountain, but both persnickety-like, deny. I feel that this on purpose based on the color of the two cars, and also their base. But loan behold, the little, blue, helpful train car is happily strolling down the tracks when he gets stopped by the red train engine. When asked for help, the little blue, determined train car does not fret, and continuously chants, “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.” “Up, up, up. Faster and faster and faster and faster the little engine climbed, until at last they reached the top of the mountain.” At first, when the red engine and its groupies saw the tiny, blue train car coming, they felt defeated, but yet the little blue train prevailed and successfully helped the red engine over the mountain and into the city to deliver all the gifts to the happy little boys and girls. The End
Great read! I want to see a follow up to this topic?
Quinton
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Caitlin Drenth
Natalie Turner
Period 2
We choose to analyze Beauty and the Beast. This book is about a Prince who was selfish and was turned into a beast by a woman and to reverse the spell learn to love and be loved. Then Bell who is a girl from a nearby town comes to rescue her dad and ends up living with the beast. Using the Freudian Lens at the being of the book we read about a goal that the Beast must achieve to become human again and that is to fall in loved and be loved. The Beast’s Id was in control of everything the Beast did which was to only care about him and want more stuff when he had everything. He even turned away an old woman who came to him asking for shelter. Next using the Feminist Lens Bell is a very beautiful girl who loves to read books which is not a gender expectation because she is becoming too smart. Also a man in her town named Gaston only likes Bell because of her beauty and nothing else. Bell wears beautiful gowns all threw the book even she while is rescuing her father or just going out in town. The women in this book as well are wearing gowns all the time. Now using the Marxist Lens there is al lot of greed threw out the book. The Beast is greedy by wanting more even though he has everything and not letting the women stay with him. Gaston is greedy because he just wants Bell for her beauty and says that he will tell the town that Bells’ father is not crazy only if she will marry him. The Beast also climbs the social ladder because once he is turned into a beast everyone is scared of him and stays away from him, but then he climbs back up to ladder when falls in love with Bell and she realized that he is a handsome prince.
Neuberger/Zins – Pd. 7
Heather and I read the book The Hat by Jan Brett. In this book, Hedgie the hedgehog has found a stocking and has turned it into his hat for the approaching winter months. Through the Marxist lens, the hedgehog is a symbol of power. He is the one with the hat. During the story, he goes up to all of the other farm animals and when they see him with the hat on they run away. They all go to pull another item off of the clothes line. All of the other farm animals want to have a sense of power with having the human’s clothes, just like Hedgie. A Feminist critic would say that Lisa, the little girl who all of the clothes belongs to, is just a ditz. She acts like a dumb girl who knows nothing. She can’t figure out where all of her clothes are going. The illustrations show her in the same picture as other animals with her clothes on though. The female farm animals that were portrayed in the book all had their children by their side and referred to them. The expected role of all females is to be a mother. Jan Brett is also a woman. The book comes from a woman’s perspective. In the illustrations you see sewing supplies, a laundry room, and a kitchen. All of those are related to women; people always associate cooking, cleaning, and laundry with women. With the author being a woman, you would think she would try to go against the expected roles but she does nothing but illustrate them. All of men in this book benefit from the women’s efforts as well. Through the Freudian lens, you can see the hat as a phallic symbol. It is what holds all of the power in this short novel. Hedgie also symbolizes the ID. Everyone picks on him for wearing the hat, but that doesn’t stop him. He still wears it and does what he pleases. In the end, all of the other animals conform to be like him.
Henning and Batzler 7th
Makayla and I chose to analyze Barbie through the Feminist and Marxist lenses. Generation after generation Barbie has set the standard for the female body. She has the stereotypical body with legs that are impossibly long. All Barbies are tall, skinny, have perfect breasts, flawless skin, and beautiful cascading hair. Barbie is introduced into the novel wearing short shorts that show off her long legs and a shirt that shows off her midriff with no belly button. Barbie and her friends go on a camping trip with only one tent; so they are forced to sleep in coed arrangements. Barbie is portrayed as a young adult so sharing a tent with two guys is slutty and inappropriate. Barbie could have a role in the 750,000 teen pregnancies a year; by oppressing young girls they feel inferior and unwanted and feel forced to seek male attention anyway they can get it. In the novel one of the guys is collecting fire wood while the other plays a female gender role by cooking dinner while the girls are lounging around the fire.
I Marxist critic would ask how does money matter in this novel. Barbie is portrayed as a stuck up rich bitch that has everything money can buy. Including; “Barbie’s dream house”, a private plane, and a nice car. This could lead to kids thinking that they can have whatever they want without working for it. In our novel Barbie and her friends are all in the same social class so they are competing with each other to climb the social ladder.
We will finish our analysis with the Freudian lens. A common question a Freudian critic would ask is is there any characters allowing their “id” to win. All of the characters in our novel are following their id by dismissing their duties and go camping. Another question commonly asked is are any of the characters repressing any of their true urges. Barbie wants to get with ken; in one of the illustrations Barbie is holding back from showing the desire that she has for Ken.
Austin Hanson
period 7
I chose to do the book Another Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone through a Freudian and Marxist lens. In the book Elmo represents id while Grover represents superego. The reader being the ego decides which path to take. In the story there is supposed to be a “monster” at the end of the book. This “monster” represents the fear in which all children face—the irrational fear of the unknown. Even though Grover is trying to oppress Elmo from making it to the end even though Elmo is trying to achieve a narcissistic bliss by always being the one who Grover must listen to. Through a Marxist lens you are able to see how the story has a two-person class structure. Elmo being the leader and Grover being the follower of the endeavor that is into the unknown. Elmo can represent the European countries trying to find a route to East India and travel into the “Great Unknown”. They did not know what to expect when they came upon the land mass and Christopher Columbus lead them into the unknown when many of the men thought there was going to be a “monster” at the end. The Marxist lens can also reveal that this book can represent Nazi Germany. Elmo being Hitler, who led the general population into darkness without them knowing the outcome, and Grover representing the ignorant Germany general population. Elmo—Hitler—keeps pushing Grover—the general population of Germany—into the darkness not knowing the “monster” at the end of the book, Hitler’s plan. The monster at the end turns out to be one another and the monster is Hitler and the people of Germany. Looking at children’s books through lens’ helps you realize what the author is trying to convey through his book to the minds of children.
Bachman Pd. 3
For my blog task I chose to analyze the book “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein. This book is about a boy who befriends a tree and their friendship as he grows older. The tree and the boy are like mother and child. The book starts out by saying that a tree loved a little boy and he would come to her everyday and gather her leaves and make crowns and play king of the forest. He would climb up her trunk and swing from her branches and eat apples. And they would play hide-and-go-seek, and when he was tired, he would sleep in her shade. And the boy loved the tree. When we are kids, parents make sure that we are happy and imaginative—even if it means sacrificing part of themselves. But love is given in return. But time went by…and the boy grew older. And the tree was often alone. Every parent wants their kid to stay a kid forever or else they would be lonely as the kids go off into the world. One day the boy came back and didn’t want to play with the tree, he only wanted money. The tree then gives its apples to the boy so he can sell them and make money and be happy. The boy takes the apples and leaves…and the tree is happy. This is a typical teenage situation. Even though he didn’t say “thanks” or “love you” the tree is still happy because all she wants is for him to be happy. The boy stayed away for a long time…and the tree was sad. Then one day the boy came back and the tree wanted to play. But the boy didn’t want to play. He wanted a house to keep his wife and kids warm. The tree decided to give the boy her branches so that he could build a house. The boy then left with all her branches. This shows that even in our adult lives, parents will always be there to help you and sacrifice for you as they have for your whole life—even if you don’t always appreciate it at first. They boy stayed away for a long time…when he returned she was so weak that she whispered to him and come and play. But the boy was too old and sad to play. He wanted a boat to get away. The tree said to take her trunk and make a boat so that he can be happy. The boy cut down her trunk made a boat and sailed away. Parents are so willing to give up everything for their kids that even when the tree is almost destroyed so that the boy could have the life he wanted, the tree is still happy, as most parents are. And the tree was happy…but not really. And after a long time the boy came back again. The tree apologizes to the boy saying that the tree has nothing left to give and can no longer have fun with him. The boy is fine with it because, in his old age, he can’t do the fun things he used to anyway. All he wants now is a place to sit and rest. He sat on the stump of the tree and was happy…and so was the tree. No matter what events happen in your life, your parents will always be there for you; whether it is to play with, to help out in a hard situation, or just to be a “stump” to cry on. Parents will always be there for you and I think most people don’t realize the lengths parents will go to, to make kids happy. So I know I already passed the 300 word mark, but just give your parents a call or text or anything just to let them know that you care and appreciate them. It will mean the world to them.
Trey Martin- Pd. 3
I am analyzing the book The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners through the Feminist Lens. The book is based around the mother Bernstain Bear trying to teach her cubs manners, and with each of the misused manners the bus receive a chore that they must complete for their misbehavior. With this comes the question of is there father bear there to also teach the cubs their manners? The answer is yes, and he instead of going along with the mother bear in making the decisions and disciplines of the cubs sits among them and also has rude manners. It is then left in the hand of Mother Bernstein Bear to teach the family the right way to say please and thank you, and leaves no room for the father Berenstain to step in and take action. How could he when he was part of the problem? It would of course be expected that she would succumb to her surroundings and join in on the rudeness, because is that not what women are expected to do. She needs the surrounding to make her feel like she wanted, needed. They are too dumb to ever step outside of the circle and do something for themselves; they are too needy, right? Mother Berenstain Bear makes a great answer to this question. She by her own womanly instinct is able to see the wrong doing in her family, and step up to the plate and make the situation right. Leave it not to a man to make burping and farting something that should be looked upon as disgusting. It simply adds to the “manly” image, and Mother Berenstain Bear under no circumstances will allow this manly image to be visible in her house. What adds even more so to this is that there is a daughter bear, and it is in Mother Berenstain Bear’s will to have her daughter be a lady, and not something frowned upon in society. She will not let her role as a mom be subjugated into something that is less than worthy of recognition and appreciation. Mother Berenstain makes the hegemony over her family for the situation that no one else will step up and take action for. Dominance is in her favor and she cannot let this subside or else she is risking her family stronghold being viewed as repulsive and improper. I say thanks to those like Mother Berenstain, because without them who knows what family values would be like, or if there would even be family values.
Paul Menefee and Nick Karber
Pd. 7
The story we are analyzing through two lenses is If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Through a Marxist Lens you will see that in this story the mouse is held in higher regards than humans. The human has to do everything the mouse wants and provide everything he needs. In this story the mouse climbs the social ladder by getting more and more provided by a human. He uses his cuteness, or win of the physical lottery, to get what he wants and make the boy, who lost in the mental lottery, do everything for him. The boy lost in the mental lottery because obviously he isn’t very smart if he is following orders from a mouse and he has probably lost his mind if he thinks the mouse is talking. The ruling class is the boy, and the lower class is the mouse. This story throws off social classes by making the lower class happy and getting what they feel they “deserve”. The boy is given less freedom in his class because he has to follow all of the mouse’s orders. When looking to see if any of the characters are “suffocated” you can say yes. Not only do words tell this story but also the pictures, and in the pictures you can see that the boy is growing more and more tired through out the story and loosing the drive to work for the mouse.
Through a Feminist lens you can see that the boy has little respect and care for women. You can see this because when the mouse needed a bed, he could have just used a box from the garbage or and empty container, but instead he dumped out someone’s “Super Beauty Powder”. Also it goes against society’s thought of women. Society believes that women should do chores, cook, clean, and provide comfort for men or and one with money; Where as in this story it shows a boy cleaning, making food, and comforting someone-who is a poor male.
Numeroff, Laura Joffe. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. USA. Harper Collins Publishers. 1985
Trent/Phillips. Period 7
How the Grinch Stole Christmas… The question is not “how,” but “why.” What would be his reason for stealing the biggest holiday in Whoville? First, we will analyze the symbolism hidden not in the movie, but laden within the pages of the famed children’s author, Dr. Seuss. The colorful illustrations that live in the charming novel depict a green character—the Grinch—who possesses an overall hateful attitude toward the “Season to be Jolly.” What happened? One of our guesses is that the Grinch was not always such a grump; we believe that he may have been a normal Who at one time. What could possible have made him that way he is now? A speculation of ours is sexual molestation—on Christmas. For years, the Grinch grew up in shame and gradually formed into the disgusting creature that he is. His is a loser of both the Genetic and Environmental lotteries. Of this we are certain. Mr. Grinch is posed on the top of a mountain, alone with no soul of communication to the outer world and his only companion is his dog. The Grinch must also be sexually confused—he has very long eyelashes which is very feminine--his dog is undoubtedly—excuse our French—his “bitch.”
Max, the canine companion, is the one whom gets glued to his head a reindeer antler. He pulls a heavy sleigh—alone, mind you—up an undemanding hill filled beyond capacity all to please his master. Never once does the Grinch show an ounce of love toward the creature that has stayed beside him all this time.
As soon as he attaches Max to the makeshift sleigh, he ascends to Whoville with all his disgust of Christmas. The first item we noticed that was to be stolen was the stockings. Could this be a harbored sign that the Grinch has a foot fetish? Maybe so, because shortly after that a small girl appears out of the darkness and asks why. At this very moment we can predict that he is having terrible thoughts on the female at which he safely tucks away in her bed.
Further into this intriguing children’s book, we concluded that a relationship developed with the little girl and he found the meaning of Christmas. Again what sick person would produce a book about stealing Christmas?
Trent and Phillips. Period 7
How the Grinch Stole Christmas… The question is not “how,” but “why.” What would be his reason for stealing the biggest holiday in Whoville? First, we will analyze the symbolism hidden not in the movie, but laden within the pages of the famed children’s author, Dr. Seuss. The colorful illustrations that live in the charming novel depict a green character—the Grinch—who possesses an overall hateful attitude toward the “Season to be Jolly.” What happened? One of our guesses is that the Grinch was not always such a grump; we believe that he may have been a normal Who at one time. What could possible have made him that way he is now? A speculation of ours is sexual molestation—on Christmas. For years, the Grinch grew up in shame and gradually formed into the disgusting creature that he is. His is a loser of both the Genetic and Environmental lotteries. Of this we are certain. Mr. Grinch is posed on the top of a mountain, alone with no soul of communication to the outer world and his only companion is his dog. The Grinch must also be sexually confused—he has very long eyelashes which is very feminine--his dog is undoubtedly—excuse our French—his “bitch.”
Max, the canine companion, is the one whom gets glued to his head a reindeer antler. He pulls a heavy sleigh—alone, mind you—up an undemanding hill filled beyond capacity all to please his master. Never once does the Grinch show an ounce of love toward the creature that has stayed beside him all this time.
As soon as he attaches Max to the makeshift sleigh, he ascends to Whoville with all his disgust of Christmas. The first item we noticed that was to be stolen was the stockings. Could this be a harbored sign that the Grinch has a foot fetish? Maybe so, because shortly after that a small girl appears out of the darkness and asks why. At this very moment we can predict that he is having terrible thoughts on the female at which he safely tucks away in her bed.
Further into this intriguing children’s book, we concluded that a relationship developed with the little girl and he found the meaning of Christmas. Again what sick person would produce a book about stealing Christmas?
Hatle & Schwarz period 7
Clifford the Small Red Puppy by Norman Birdwell
Potential size? Would you like to be as big as Clifford the Big Red Dog? Through this book two main lenses can be clearly seen -- Feminine and Marxist. Marxist-- being about power and money-- is what you see first when starting the book. First learning that she, Elizabeth, lives in the city shows that she has money and her dad has some sort of power in his job. As Clifford gets bigger it shows his rise in power in the family, even though he is a family pet. When they move to the country Clifford is bigger than the house, which means he is bigger than anything he passes. Their house, car, garage, he is over powering them yet it does not show through the physical power. The police in most cultures are one of the higher power figures, people look up to them and they do not have to look up to people below them. In the book the police have to look up to see Clifford, breaking most traditional rules. Feminist-- showing how the different roles between men and women-- is also shown prominently in this book. The girls are always wearing feminine colors, like pink, purple and yellow, holding dolls while the women are doing hard work and house hold chores. In the picture of the city all the females are doing something work related while one man is sitting at his watching and staring at them, overlooking showing dominance. On the next page, the mom is wearing an apron showing that she has been cooking or cleaning, while the man is wearing nicer clothes, although he acts like he has sat there all day being relaxed. In the little girls room you see all her toys in which consist of "girl toys", dolls, teddy bears, for example , though the only "boy toy" is the alligator sitting nicely in the bin not played with. Even though you see the little girl as the main and important character in the book, underlying the words of the book you see what pictures and words really mean and reveal about characters.
Hailey Mitzel Pd. 6
Barbie as The Island Princess.
This feminist book starts with a beautiful, Barbie-like girl with long blonde hair and only a sash/draping dress on. Her name is Ro and she lives on a tropical island with no other humans. Ro was raised by friendly animals; Sago ( red panda), Azul (peacock), and Tika (elephant). All the animals were happy and nice to everyone. Every day, Ro would sing to them and confess her love for them. One day, a rich, handsome prince came to the island and was amazed by Ro and her lifestyle. It is not every day that you can see a women who can speak to animals. Prince Antonio fell in love and asked Ro to come back to the kingdom with him. Ro agreed only if her animals could come with and so they were off. Sadly, Prince Antonio's father had other plans for his son, his son was to marry Princess Luciana and join the two royal families together. Queen Ariana, mother of Princess Luciana, was outraged. She said her daughter would marry the prince no matter what. She wanted power and control of the kingdom. The next day, an engagement party was held for the Prince and Luciana. Queen Ariana was thrilled until Ro arrived in a gorgeous, elegant dress and the prince's breath was taken away. Ro arrived at the ball like Cinderella did in her story. Queen Ariana was furious so she planned to poison all the animals in the kingdom and blame it on "jungle" girl. Slowly animals became sick and Ro was thrown into the dungeon with her animals. Prince Antonio demanded her release but had to agree to marry Princess Luciana. Creatively, Ro came up with an antidote for the poison and arrived back at the castle. Realizing his mistake, Prince Antonio asked for Ro's hand in marriage and Ro met her real mother. They lived happily ever after.
Using the feminist lens, it is obvious that every girl wants to be like Ro. She is depicted as gorgeous, someone who gets waited on, and someone who lives a laid back life. Without trying, Prince Antonio finds her and sweeps her and her "family" away. It is strange though that Ro lives with three animals. Most elephants are dangerous but not this one. All the animals are feminized and raise Ro from a child till now. The animals are responsible for what she knows. Ro also has a gift of speaking to animals. No other humans can do that. Ro dresses in a toga type dress with a Hawaiian flower in her hair. Showing she is relaxed and living on the edge. She has on no shoes and is very simply gorgeous. Her dress is all white symbolizing how pure she is. Prince Antonio is "tall, dark, and handsome." He is what all men a supposedly supposed to be? Every girl deals with drama and cattiness. Once Ro arrives at the kingdom, she is automatically disliked for being pretty and 'perfect.' So, Queen Ariana picks a fight, It is strange to see an older women fighting with a younger girl. Queen Ariana fights her daughters battles when she should stay put. In the end, the two good people (Prince Antonio and Ro) end up together. They live happiley ever after like everyone wants to. Happily ever after makes many young children thing relationship will happen this way. The think they will have to look skinny and perfect to have a guy sweep them off their feet. Sadly, this tells young girls to not be yourself. It is not likely to get a happily ever after FOREVER.
Man-Kong, Mary. Barbie as The Island Princess. New York: Random House Children's Books/Random House Inc., 2007.
Brianna Bly and Mariah Greenhoff
Mariah and I shall be analyzing Corduroy by Don Freeman through a Marxist lens. Corduroy is an old bear surrounded by a group of new toys, making him the image of poverty. Throughout his store life, no shopper has wanted to buy him. With his proletariat appearance, the bourgeoisie overlook him and do not acknowledge his presence. In this exhibit, money and quality matter to the shoppers, making it impossible for Corduroy to make a good impression on the people. When the little girl notices the old bear, her mother judges his looks and will not allow her to buy him. In need of acceptance, Corduroy goes searching for his missing button. Should Corduroy have to change for the upper class? Does the button symbolize the void in the bear’s heart? He unknowingly steps onto an escalator and begins to ascend the social ladder unconsciously. He then states, “I’ve always wanted to climb a mountain.” He wants to be a part of the upper class, and like the other toys. Once he steps off the escalator, he sees a most amazing sight. He mistakes the furniture floor as a palace, a place where he has always wanted to live. When he notices the buttons attached to the mattress, he tries to pick one up but is unable to. Does his failure to retrieve the button represent his inability to leave the oppressed class? Corduroy makes a loud crashing noise, and alerts the security guard. The security guard locates the bear, and puts him back on the shelf. This stereotypical white male forces Corduroy to go back to his place in society. The next day, the bear wakes up to see the little girl looking at him and getting ready to pay for him. She is able to look past his flaws and wants to give him a home. Even though her room was nothing like the palace he has seen, he knows this is where he is meant to be. Before he meets Lisa, he has little to no freedom within the store. Lisa is a part of the upper class, yet her room does not flaunt wealth and maintains a stable and happy environment.
Moss, 7.
I will be using the Marxist lense to analyze my childrens book. In the book "Are You My Mother?" by P.D. Eastman, a mother fetches food for her un-hatched egg. The egg soon hatches and the mother is nowhere around. The birds nest is shown in a tree with no leaves and no other birds surrounding their nest. This could show the birds social status, and lack of money. If money exists in their world. No friends and no shelter is a sign of poorness. The baby bird hateches and the mother is not in sight. The mother is not very smart for leaving her egg when she knew he was soon going to hatch. This is a sign of abandonment. As the baby bird looks for his mother, he runs into all different types of animals. None of the animals seem to pay him any attention. They seem high class or better compared to the bird. One animal says: "How can i be your mother? I am a cow." The cow is pointing out the baby bird's stupidity. The baby searching for his mother is an irony. It is usually the father who runs off and the mother is left with the child. In this childrens book, it is the opposite. The baby bird keeps on asking animals who look nothing like him. There is another sign of stupidity.
Mork/ Kalo
pd.2
For this blog we will be analyzing the children’s book Mulan adapted by Kathleen W. Zoehfel. First we will looking at it though our feminist lens. In this book to bring her family honor she is expected to be beautiful, quiet, demure-poised, and polite. Chi Fu gets angry in that Mulan “ a women has spoken in the presence of a man. Women also are not allowed to fight! With a Feminist Lens you might ask what “natural “roles the men and the women must fil? As seem above the women must keep quiet and take care of the home. While the men go out and fight. Even though women aren’t supposed to fight Mulan goes behind her family’s back to take her fathers place in the army. She was caught and since she was a “women” that was know for as high treason and she was supposed to be put to death for impersonating a man. Mulan saved the Chiefs and in return she was let go. Mulan “ a women” ended up saving all the citizens of China from the Huns. Women kick butt even though men don’t think so because it isn’t that women are supposed to do. How does gender function? Gender functions in this children book with the women looking beautiful, taking care of home, and children- while they guys go out and fight battles. This is all very sexist until Mulan come around and proves to the men that girls can take care of bruises as well. Also the question comes. Are the social norms different for men and women? Yes because men are allowed to do more things then women. Shouldn’t it be equal because women can almost do the same things as men as Mulan proves in this book?
Logan p.6
I have decided to analyze the book “Franklin Goes to the Hospital.” This was one of my favorite books growing up because I always wanted to grow up to be a doctor. In the beginning of the novel Franklin, the turtle, was hit by a ball while playing soccer with his friends. He went home and complained to his mother about his aching shell. Franklin’s mother was concerned and took him to the doctor. After the appointment, his doctor said he would need an operation. He was very nervous but was good as new after his operation!
Using the Marxist lens, critics ask how does money matter in this exhibit. In this novel the pictures show Franklin’s nicely decorated house with many nice toys and furniture. Their family has won the environmental lottery and they are able to buy nicer things. Money also matters in this exhibit because Franklin needed to go to the hospital and get an operation. Operations these days are not in any way inexpensive. Franklin needed to get an x-ray and a pin put in his shell; if his family was ‘poor’ or ‘lower class’ they would not have been able to bring him to the hospital and give him the health care he needed. Not giving him the healthcare he needed would lead to oppression and worry. With the money to pay for the doctor bills, Franklin’s parents can be at ease and not have to worry about their son.
.Marxist critics also ask how does a power system matter in this novel. In the novel Franklin is an only child with caring and thoughtful parents. Here, Franklin won the genetic lottery and ended up with not only loving parents but also loving parents all to himself. Since Franklin is an only child he has most of the power and is his parents pride and joy. Some parents just blow off their child’s complaints and go on with their daily routine, but not Franklin’s parents. The word Superstructure describes his parents because of the way they will support him with everything he does. Franklin’s kind mother was worried about her only son and brought him to the doctor right away. Franklin is her and her husband’s main priority and they wanted him to be healthy. Looking through the book you definitely see how much he means to his parents. When leaving for the hospital Franklin’s parents coaxed him as he worried about the operation, and also when entering the operation room you see his parents giving him a hug and reassuring him that everything will be ok. With his parents emotional and financial support all focused on him you know that Franklin will grow up content and carefree.
Logan p.6 citation
Bourgeois, Paulette. Franklin Goes to the Hospital. New York: P.B. Creations Inc., 2000.
Brett W. P3 and Josh J. P6
We chose to dive into Merry Christmas Mom and Dad by Mercer Mayer!
First we will start with page 1. At the beginning of this novel, we see that the young boy is doing whatever he can to impress his parents. On page one; you see the young boy’s effort in creating a wreath for his parents. Yet they look worried and seem very unsatisfied with the effort that was put into it, possibly showing that he is peasant like. It is also seen within in the picture that the young child looks stoned with a candy cane hanging out of his mouth like a cig or a blunt of some sort. In the next few pages you see the young child being greedy as he “tries hard” to make cookies but they are just too good not to eat. In the picture, you see the mom decorating cookies and the young boy eating them. You could look at this in a few new ways. In a Feminist lens, you can see that the typical woman is in the kitchen, doing the job that she was meant to do as well. You could also look at her in a Marxist lens as well because she is obviously not telling her child no which is also somewhat handing the power over to her child. The young boy is also very ID based. He is not able to control it, therefore he continues to eat the cookies until they are gone. Throughout the entire novel, the young child is very greedy. When he goes Christmas shopping, he only looks for the things that are going to please him and not the things that he can get for his family. Towards the end of the novel, the little boy tells his parents that he wanted to carry the Christmas balls just for them. You can look at this in a Freudian lens. He, being a young boy, wants to show how big of a man he is by setting up the tree, but he has to go to his dad for help. So he carrying out the Christmas balls could signify that he is a man! He doesn’t need help from anyone. That the boy NEEDS to put the star on the top of the tree may signify the fact that he wants to be on top. He should be in control. On the second to the last page, the boy writes a note and places it at the end of his bed. The hand writing is poor, possibly signifying the fact that he is poor and the note is very self absorbed. He is very VERY needy! At the end of the novel, he opens all of his gifts before his parents get up, also showing that he is very needy and self absorbed showing that he is “The Man.”
Mayer, Mercer. Merry Christmas Mom and Dad. New York: Golden, 1982. Print.
Adam Bruggeman/Ben Kramer
We are analyzing the children's book "My Teacher Sleeps In School" by Leatie Weiss.
The people in the book are all elephants. Students think that the teacher, Mrs. Marsh, is permanently residing in the school. They decide to investigate. Through the Marxist lens, the elephants in the school setting represent the power and knowledge of elephants in the wild. The teacher is higher than the students on the social ladder, which gives the teacher more amenities. Through the Feminist lens, we can see the elephants are given gender appropriate clothing even though they would not be as easily differentiated as in the wild. In one illustration there is a male elephant watering flowers outside his home, filling his gender specific role, while his neighbor, a woman, stays inside and fulfills the stereotype of a woman’s role. Another example of gender expectation would be an illustration consisting of students and their illustrations. One drawing by Gary portrays a sailboat out on the sea for adventure, while drawings by Lisa and Mollie are of butterflies and flowers. Throughout the novel the illustrations show the boys and girls intermingling and interacting with each other. We know that the demographic this book is directed towards acts in no such way; at this young age the two genders are usually thought of as playing and interacting with their own gender. Mrs. Marsh fulfills another gender expectation by applying “gloppy cream” on her face. Mrs. Marsh’s house is spotless, which fulfills yet another gender specific role. Mollie ponders whether or not Mrs. Marsh cooks in the classroom; this shows a child having a predestined idea of the role a woman has in the household.
Weiss, Leatie. My Teacher Sleeps In School. New York: Penguin Group, 1984. Print.
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For this blog task I have decided to analyze “I’m Gonna Like Me” by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell. Throughout this book, there are short phrases explaining why the kids like themselves for who they are; example: “I’m gonna like me wearing flowers and plaid. I have my own style. I don’t follow some fad”. The purpose of the book is to boost a child’s self-esteem and to make them like themselves for them and not for other reasons. While analyzing the short novel through the Marxist lens, I noticed some characters are climbing the social ladder. On one of the pages the girl is not picked by a classmate to play on a team because she is not fast enough. Therefore saying if you are not a fast player you are not “good/cool” enough. From the Feminist lens, are there certain roles men and women fill? Yes, men and women are shown with certain roles; men are shown being awarded “Medal of bravery”, “Medal of intelligence”, and “Medal of polite”. It also shows women being awarded “Medal of adult cute” and “Medal of pear shape”. The men are awarded good human qualities while women are awarded medals for their looks and shapes. Showing how women are judged on appearance and not inner qualities. Also showing how men are smarter and able to fulfill important roles in society. What are the social expectations of men and women in this exhibit? Right when you open the page, you are shown a boys room on one page and a girl’s room on the other. The boy’s room is colored red and blue and decorated with tools, a firefighter outfit, books, and a danger sign. The girl’s room is colored in pink and purple and decorated with stars, flowers, books, and a nurse outfit. Right from the beginning of the short novel, it is showing young kids what girl’s and boys are expected to like and have.
Curtis, Jamie Lee, and Laura Cornell. I'm Gonna like Me: Letting off a Little Self-esteem. [New York, NY]: Joanna Cotler, 2002. Print.
Abby Moschell(Pd: 2) & Hillary McNamara(Pd: 3)
We chose the short story The Mitten. A feminist critic would wonder why the main character’s name is Nicki when he a male, because Nicki is a rather feminine name. Also we might wonder why his grandmother is named Baba, because isn’t Baba a name that you would give your pet sheep. In the story Nicki wants some white mittens, why does he want white mittens? Racists? In the novel they live in a straw house with a bright red door, which brings your attention towards the door rather than the missing white mitten. At the time of publication in the year of 1989 Ukraine was still a communist country; this novel is a Ukrainian Folktale, so the door would be a major symbol of communism of the late 1980’s. A Marxist critic would be concerned with the mole being the first animal to step inside the lost white mitten. Why does the smallest of all animals going first? Why do all the other animals follow the mole? The other animals conform to the mole’s actions of stepping inside the mitten. Why are all different classes going inside the white mitten? All different classes in society don’t usually intermingle with each other, but in this short story. But in the end the mitten bursts, which would symbolize the wealthy not being able to put up with the bourgeoisie. At the end of the story Nicki finds his white mitten, but interestingly enough the mitten had returned back to its original size. This could be compared to ideology of the Soviet Union expanding as it gained territory, but when the Soviet Union fell they lost their size and broke off to become multiple individual countries. The Soviet Union as it is known today is Russia. Nicki also runs back to his grandmother’s house with his two white mittens, one being dirtier than the other. This symbolizes the nations need for non-racism. When Nicki runs back to his grandmother’s house with the red door of communism. And in all children’s books there is always a happy ending, with Nicki and his grandmother living happily ever after.
Citation: Brett, Jan. The Mitten: a Ukrainian Folktale. New York: Putnam, 1989.
Koens Pd. 3
I am choosing to analyze—through a Feminist Lens—one of my favorite childhood books, Hip Hop by Garry J. Oliver with H. Norman Wright. In this book Hip Hop is a bunny. Hip Hop and his friends Carla Coyote, Elwood Elk, and Bruce Moose were trying to figure out what to play and they decided to race. Hip Hop was sure he would win, but Carla Coyote ended up beating Hip Hop. He was really mad. Looking at this part of the book through the Feminist lens you would see that Carla, a girl, beat Hip Hop who is a boy. This shows the “gender roles” switched. A human misconception that has been stated throughout many years is generally men are better athletes yet Carla, the only girl, won this race. This is just proving that a woman can do as good or better as any man at anything. This made Hip Hop very upset and he went off by himself because he can’t control his anger. This is another stereotype for men. Compared to women, men typically lose their temper faster and over more things. Then Brenda Blue Jay came with her motherly instincts and acted about helped Hip Hop. Of course Brenda Blue Jay lives up to her gender expectation as a woman. She showed Hip Hop how he can talk to his friends about his problems instead of stomping off and snapping. Women tend to talk about problems to each other where men hold problems within or act out their frustrations through verbal and physical abuse. Brenda Blue Jay helps Hip Hop realize that sometimes talking about problems is better than keeping his feelings all bottled up inside. In the end Hip Hop feels better talking through his problems with his friends like Brenda Blue Jay told him he would.
Oliver, Gary J., and H. Norman Wright. Hip Hop. Wheaton, IL: Victor /SP Publications, 1995.
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For this blog task I am examining How Do Dinosaurs Get Will Soon? Through the Marxist lens. The book is about what dinosaurs do when they get the flu or the common cold, in the book it gives numerous ways a dinosaur could misbehave at the doctors and when it is time to take their medicine, but in the end the book says that dinosaurs do not misbehave, but rather they take their medicine and listen to the doctor and sleep and drink plenty of water or juice. It is a perfect example of a book that is teaching children to be good to authority figures, you must listen to the doctor and your parents and you will be rewarded if you do. The book even has a picture of a tyrannosaurus rex receiving a piece of candy for behaving at the doctors, a definite attraction for kids is to get candy, so this picture is sending a visual to children that they will get a reward of candy for listening to authority figures. And, by using the dinosaur as the one who is being good and following what their parents and the doctor says, the kids will be even more drawn to following orders—because if they do they are being like the dinosaurs—set down by authority. Also, when the dinosaurs are misbehaving, the parents of the dinosaurs are always scowling at them and the siblings or pets are always hiding in the corner or behind a wall, this shows that people who don’t follow the authority, you are and outsider or and unwanted person; while when the dinosaurs are behaving they are smiled at and the siblings are right there nest to them and the pet is happy as well, if you follow authority’s commands then you are accepted and a wanted member of the group. in simple terms, obey authority and your are a cool dinosaur that gets candy, do not obey and you are a terrible monster that gets nothing.
Of all the many children’s stories we read growing up, Disney fairytales were always classics. I’m sure there will be a couple blog tasks about some Disney stories just because they are so well-known, but when I think of books read to me as a child, I think mostly of Cinderella. There are many versions of Cinderella because it is so popular, some even dating back to late nineteenth century. Cinderella is the story of a girl who is treated like a maid in her own house. Her stepmother and two stepsisters talk to her as if she were a peasant and they were royalty, making her do all the cooking and cleaning, and although she is discouraged sometimes by their behavior, she never gives up hope that one day a handsome prince will come along and save her from the miserable life she lives. The story of Cinderella opens up by showing a picture of a young Cinderella with a horse by a big fountain. She is primped up nicely, in an elegant dress that indicates she is a part of upper class society. A Marxist critic would immediately realize this because younger children don’t usually get money spent on them, seeing as they easily mess their clothes. And how does money matter in this situation? Well, horses are expensive animals to own, or even to associate with, so by showing Cinderella with a horse it lets us know that she, or probably her family, has money and is able to own horses. A couple of pages into the book show a now grown Cinderella, scrubbing the marble-looking floors. She is no longer dressed nicely, instead she is in rags. Her hair is being held back by a handkerchief, which is a big sign that she is doing physical labor. A Feminist critic would point out that she, a female, is being made to do housework. And although there aren’t any males in the house making her do the work, she is still a female being put to work. How are women portrayed in this exhibit? Like society expects them to be. In the kitchen or doing housework. A little bit more into the book and Cinderella is now weeping because she can’t go to the ball. Her two stepsisters greedily took everything she worked hard to put together and she runs up to her room, upset and lonely. At this point, a Freudian critic would probably think that she remembers her childhood, and how she wishes she was wealthy again. Later on in the story Cinderella’s fairy godmother comes into the picture and helps her out. She gives her a beautiful dress, unlike any other, and a pumpkin carriage along with majestic horses. Last but not least and certainly most importantly, the delicate glass slippers. A Marxist critic would ask how power is coming into play now, and how the situation is going to turn out. Well, by Cinderella obtaining materials that are of upper class (the carriage/dress/glass slippers) she is putting on the image of a wealthy woman. The situation may turn out well, but might catch up with her in the end… Cinderella’s story finishes out by her prince finally finding her because she fits perfectly into the glass slipper. They live happily ever after, and a Feminist critic wouldn’t approve of this situation. Why did the prince have to come and save her? Was she too pitiful to not stand up for herself? This story, and most of Disney’s fairytale stories in general remind me of a song I know. It’s a song that tells the story about how girls shouldn’t wait for their prince; they should just learn to help themselves because sometimes, Prince Charming doesn’t exist. This song just screams Feminist lens. It was written by a girl, for girls, and just tells us everything a Feminist would say. (The song is called No Such Thing by Christy Carlson Romano. It's kind of cheesy but I feel like any young girl who has experienced some feeling of hopelessness waiting for her "prince" to come can relate to)
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For our partner blog task we chose to analyze the children’s book Invisible Alligators by Hayes Roberts. First threw a feminist lens the main character in the story is a female monkey. Right away in the story she wakes up and her toy castle is broken and it takes her forever to fix it. From a feminist lens it takes her forever to fix it because she’s a female and only men can fix things fast and properly where women shouldn’t be trying to. When she is going down the stairs she trips over her toys and has to pick all of them up. Women are more clumsy than men and end up having to pick everything up is what this is saying. On her way to school she couldn’t ride her lama because the herd was scattered and she couldn’t get them all in the pen, suggesting that men are the only ones who should be shepherds and would do a much better job. At the end of the novel the invisible alligators show her the book they made of all the things she learned while doing all the things the alligators messed up. Showing women are smarter than men and learn faster even if they take longer to fix it. At the same time though they don’t see sense it is put right in front of them showing that men have more common sense then women. Through a Marxist lens we can tell that this monkey girl is obviously rich. She has a ton of toys that need to be picked up and a long winding staircase suggesting that the home she lives in is a bigger place. She owns her own lama herd suggesting that they are wealthy traders or have lamas just for the convenience. When she goes outside you see that she lives in a castle like house.
Thelen-Third Period
For my blog task I’ll be exploring through the different lenses all the places Dr. Seuss let me explore in, Oh the Places You’ll Go! Seuss starts the adventure with one uplifting word, “congratulations’”. This makes you feel above the rest, on top world’s social ladder, that you completed something. Throughout the novel he places you as the character, making the book your journey. The character is wearing a yellow footie pajama, which gender can’t be decided from. The character also looks like baby, keeping gender harder to deceiver. This makes it easy to place yourself as the character. Gender oppression can’t quite take place in this book. In the beginning he states that you have a brain and “feet in your shoes”, proving that you make the choice and you decide the path you want, creating your individualism. The illustrations show many paths to back up his theory. The paths work with the superego and id idea for the he continues to talk about how some you shouldn’t choose aren’t too smart to go down. A Freudian critic can see the connection Seuss is making with the conception of the human psyche in this part. Later on the book states that you will “pass the whole gang and you’ll soon take the lead” meaning you will be above the pecking party in a Marxist critic’s eye. Seuss is leading you to believe that you are above the rest and you will be a step above on the social ladder. His illustration has your hot air balloon above the rest. A hot air balloon symbolizes you can shoot for the sky with your dreams. However, he pops the dream on the very next page bringing your status back down to the evil’s of reality and says sometimes you do not succeed. Realistically showing our oppressive culture to the young readers and that all people are not born winners with the genetic and environmental lottery. Seuss’ word for this is “Lurch”. With the image of dark blue, purple and black, it shows somewhat of a depressive state that some have to stay in because they are not high on the status. There is a page with characters in a Nazis, robotic like structure, saying you may get mixed up; Conforming being the symbol on this page. That individualism may be tested. This is a children’ book though, so he does not keep kids in a depressive state. He reinsures them that there will be a happy end. With orange, pink, and yellow colors and a trumpet being played, he in instates victory into the mind. Showing rich men and elephants, symbols of wealth; kids are turning the page with hope. Dr. Seuss lets kids see the realities of the world in his rhymes, colors, and down to earth inspiration.
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I am going to analyze Oh the Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss. These books have been in my life since I was little. I loved to read Dr. Seuss. I do not know if it was because they always rhymed or they are always so colorful but, I absolutely loved them and still to this day. I will be using a little of all three lens’s for this book. This novel I believe is a confidence booster. It starts off by saying “Congratulations today is your day.” “You’re off to Great Places!” It automatically gets you excited and interested. It tells you how smart you are and you can make your own choices. It tells you how to have independence and do not get discouraged when things do not go your way. This novel relates to all readers. It does not contain any gender expectations. From the Feminist point of view this novel is very gender friendly. Women are not being picked at or men. But if you dig deeper to what the book is not informing you is that there are many restraints. Not everyone can just go and Do anything. But from the stand point of this novel there are no gender limitations. When children read this novel the may be under the oppression that you can do whatever you want and it will be easy to go about things in you own way. This novel is showing positive attitude of the super ego. Your super ego wants you to be optimistic and do things in the right way. Your id wants you to fail. But this novel shows no failing. Super ego gives you confidence and independence. In order to achieve all that this novel shows in reality you would need money and power. This novel gives kids that confidence and excitement to be independent. It says you do not have to sit around and wait to be successful. I think by reading this novel kids are not only enjoying the entertainment it provides but also gaining self confidence and independence
For my book I have chosen to dissect and interpret Peter Pan. On the first page of the book, a picture the utopian wonderland that Peter Pan likes to call “Never Land” is displayed. Here in Never Land, the young never grow old, the sky’s always blue, and the sun always shines. This is a symbol for the perfect place in which everyone wishes they could live. The very first thing I noticed is that there is an Indian reservation on the page, but it is separated from everything else on the page. This may represent how America was prejudice against Native Americans, and how we separated them from society by putting them on reservations. The next page opens with John, Wendy, and Michael all getting ready for bed. While John relaxes, Wendy takes care of the baby brother, Michael. This shows how society expects women to take care of the young ones while men bring home the money and relax when home. This small little family owns a Saint Bernard, a dog sometimes acquainted with money, also a symbol used for a game piece in the board game monopoly. This shows that the family may have some money and they were winners of the environmental lottery. When Peter Pan comes to the window for the first time, Wendy gets all excited to see him. The whole boyfriend sneaking through the window thing is a sign of rebelliousness that women like hence Wendy is attracted to Peter Pan because he is a rebel and goes against the status quo. Wendy says “I’m so glad we saw you tonight, Peter, you see tomorrow I have to grow up.” Peter Pan is the way for Wendy not grow up and have to take responsibility of her life. Peter Pan is dressed in green also. Green is the color of envy. Wendy envy’s that Peter can do what he wants without consequences. Peter then asks if the three children would like to come to Never Land and they agree to come. Peter then sprinkles “fairy dust” upon them in order to make them fly. This could represent a drug in order for them to have an ‘out of body experience’ and escape their lives for a while, and hallucinate the utopian paradise of Never Land. When they arrive at Never Land, Peter takes us to his secret hideout. Here it was obvious to me that Peter looked twice as old as the other children. This is a way of showing that he is the inner child in all of us that wants to rebel against society and just have fun all day. Wendy finally gets alone with Peter when he decides to show her around Never Land, but they end up watching, and talking to two beautiful mermaids. Now, all three women were staring at Peter with googly eyes. This shows a fantasy of some men, to have three women at once. While talking to the mermaids, Captain Hook comes along to ruin Peters sexual fantasy. Hook represents reality and responsibility. He has come to ruin Peter Pans plans and make him come back to reality. He is wearing a silly outfit with mismatching colors of red, purple, and blue. This is the authors way of poking fun at reality and responsibility. Hook soon finds Peter’s hideout and begins to capture everyone in it. This scene reminded me of the Underground Railroad. Hook represents the over-wealthy farmer that has many slaves, and his slaves have run away. Now he has found them and he is going to punish them for not conforming to the ways of what he wants. When Hook gets back to his ship with the newly captured individuals, he has them “walk the plank”. I believe that the plank on the ship is the bridge from imagination to reality. Now that Wendy, John, and Michael have had their fun it was time for them to return to reality. Overall, the book “Peter Pan” represents how there is a time in our lives that we wish we didn’t have to grow up. This is the time when we normally find ourselves trying to do things that younger people tend to do. An example is my father trying to skateboard with me because he had just been laid off from work and did not want to go work again.
Bradley Coco, Eugene.
Peter Pan. NY: Golden books, 1989
Erks p.7
For this blog task I have chosen to analyze Hansel and Gretel through the Feminist lens. In this exhibit the “natural” roles of men and women are reversed; the women are in control and the men get walked over. In the beginning Hansel and Gretel’s step mother manipulates their father into leaving them in the woods. She forces him to walk them out into the middle of the woods and abandon them. The father also does all the house hold chores. As for Hansel and Gretel, in the beginning Hansel seems to be playing the role of the man but later in the story Gretel takes his place. The author gives Hansel the “man’s” role by giving him the brains in the beginning. He is smart and brave enough to grab pebbles to help them find their way home. He gets caught by his step mother not his father. The next day he remembers to save his bread to mark their trail. Now is when Hansel and Gretel’s roles begin to switch. When they are lost in the forest Gretel takes charge. She ends up having to be in the “man’s” role by saving her brother. Normally the men are having the get the women out of trouble, but in this care their gender expectations are reversed. Gretel has the brains to save her brother, and is brave enough to push the witch in the oven.
Hansel and Gretel
Janaye Sjoberg Pd. 3
All young children have favorite stories they liked to read or have them read to them in their childhood years. One of my favorite series was The Berenstain Bears. The young brother and sister bears remind me of myself and my younger brother. As you read through many children books it is easy to incorporate the feminist symbolism throughout them all. One example includes, The Berenstain Bears In the Dark. This book can significantly be analyzed through the Feminist lens. Throughout the book Sister Bear is wearing Pink overalls with a pink polka dotted shirt underneath while brother bear is wearing a red shirt which is more masculine then pink. Also Mama Bear is seen wearing blue polka dots which are more of a feminine design. Even clothing color is characterized by gender. Women are placed in pinks and pastels, while men blues and reds. It would be unordinary to see a male wearing pink hence the quote, “tough guys wear pink.” Roles between young boys and girls take place in the exhibit too. The Brother bear tends to pick on his little sister trying to get a reaction out of her. He does this by reading a mystery story to her to get her scared. It is only typical to see an older brother tease his younger sister. When Sister Bear starts to get scared it is Papa Bear that yells at his son. This can be characterized as social expectations. The father or male figure of the family is the one that’s supposed to do the punishing while the mom nurtures her children. The father tries to show his daughter that the trick is to take charge of your imagination and not let it take charge of you. He then gets her a night light so she is not scared. Dad saves the day!!! What is valued about men in the exhibit? The male figure is suppose to be “big” and “powerful” like Sister Bear describes her dad in the story. What is valued about women in this exhibit? Women are portrayed as protectors they nurture their children and make them feel warm and safe inside.
Aaron Engebretson Period 3
For my blog task I chose to analyze The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss. This book is a timeless classic towards everyone. Through the Marxist Critical Lens the social classes interact with happiness towards everyone. No one is brought down in this book. As long as you have feet you belong. As you flip through the first pages you will notice a picture of the cat in the hat. His body is gray, black, and white. The thing that stands out to me most about this character is that he wears a red bowtie and a red and white stripped hat. When I first saw this the first word that popped into my mind was communist. Nobody sticks out in this book more than him. It seems as though that if you put the cat next to the other characters, the cat stands out way more. He is also shown in the other books by Dr. Seuss. As long as you agree with the cat you will be happy. He makes me think of Hitler. He is seen as the “main power” in all of the books.
In the Freudian Critical Lens I noticed that there is a hidden symbol. On one of the pages the book reads, “Low foot” and “High foot”. It pictures two characters with one standing on top and one character standing on the bottom. I have noticed that what they are standing on is a big phallic symbol towards male dominance.
A Feminist critic in this book would be happy, but also upset. They would be happy that there is a view of feet of women. There is a little girl standing proudly that she has her feet. They would be upset because there is a lack of women in the book. Many people may say that the characters are not shown as male or female but in my eyes, possibly because I am a male, almost ninety percent of the characters are males.
The Foot Book is still a great book of past times. I grew up reading books by Dr. Seuss and more than ten years later I know children today that are reading books by him. Even though this books is great for kids I would like to point out something. If you read through the book there is one character with the words “Slow feet” below him. As a look at this character I see that he may be under the influence of narcotics. Compared to the other characters he appears sluggish, his eyes are of a yellow tint, but no matter what happens it seems as though nothing can bring him down.
Bugs Bunny
Jessica Johnson
Pd 6
For my blog, I chose to analyze an old children’s book, Bugs Bunny. This story is best analyzed through a Marxist lens. Bugs Bunny thinks he is at the top of the social ladder, yet gets brought down to his most vulnerable level when Huberous gets the best of him, then Elmer Fudd gracefully takes his place at the top of the ladder.
Bugs Bunny falls down the social ladder throughout the story. Elmer Fudd seems to have been at the top of the social ladder the whole time, and Porky is only a contributing character, bridging the relationship between Bugs an Elmer. Petunia ha no roll at all.
There is no system to oppress any members of their society. They all have equal opportunities to gain the same profit, depending on how hard they work. The system exploits it’s members when they do something wrong. Although, bugs exploits the working class when Bugs uses Porky to do his work in the garden for him.
Social tensions began for Porky, when Bugs Bunny refuses to do his own work. Tensions rise for Bugs against Elmer Fudd when he becomes jealous of his motor scooter, and upset with Porky for praising Elmer about it. These tensions intensify when Elmer Fudd catches Bugs stealing his carrots. No main ruling classes exist, as for what was shown in this particular story. Bugs Bunny only brings himself down in the social ladder when he commits wrongful acts. He is unhappy in the ending, and Elmer Fudd-- the one with the most power-- is happy, even though bugs betrayed him moments ago. Elmer Fudd flaunts his power throughout the story by showing off his motor scooter to Porky and bugs, and again by threatening jail time if Bugs does not follow his rules for making up for trying to steal his carrots.
Capitalism mainly effects the story when Elmer Fudd threatens to have Bugs sent to jail. Bugs immediately buckles under this threat, and submits to whatever Elmer asks of his to do. All characters have the same freedoms until Bugs breaks the social norm and attempts to steal Elmer’s carrots. All characters have the equal opportunity to strive as long as they follow all of society’s rules, codes, and costs.
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Taylor Garner Pd. 2
We decided to do our children’s book analysis over Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose by Dr. Seuss. Thidwick has a huge heart and hates discouraging others. Thidwick is the provider for all the helpless homeless animals at Lake Winna-Bango. While the oppressed animals seek shelter and guidance they stumble upon Thidwick and his gigantic antlers. At first there was only one guest, a bug, and that was okay with Thidwick. The first animal told all of his friends of how there was a kind hearted host that opened his antlers for housing. Before Thidwick knew it there were too many guests to handle. When it was his turn to leave with the herd to go to the other side of the lake for the hunting season, the guests became selfish and wouldn’t let him go. They all pressured him into feeling sorry for them to make him stay where they could presume living in their newly founded home. During his lonely stay on the opposite side of the lake of the herd the; the hunters began their recreational enjoyment. The hunters spotted Thidwick and chased him and all of his luggage through the forest to the water’s edge. Thidwick panicked, but then realized that the time of year the hunters come out is the time of year when he looses his antlers to make way for new ones. Thidwick was able to shed the antlers along with the guests and he made it across the lake in time to eat with his fellow moose friends. In the end Thidwick regained power over himself and his guests were downgraded to merely stuffed mountings on a wall. Looking through the Marxist lens we see how power is lost and gained between the superstructures. The guests that come to live on Thidwick start out as the proletariats. As they begin taking control of the moose he becomes the base of the superstructure. The hunters are high on the structure due to the controlling strategies they posses. Just like Thidwick started out higher than the creatures that came to live on him, he ended just the same.
Tayler Elster, pd 3. Bambi.
I will be analyzing Bambi through the Feminist Lens. Bambi is born Prince of the Deer in the forest and has a normal life with his two best friends Thumper, a rabbit, and Flower, a skunk. Then one day he meets Faline, another young deer his age. Eventually they are all grown up and first Flower, and then Thumper, each find females of their own kind and fall in love. As Bambi was drinking from the stream he saw a beautiful doe, who turned out to be his friend Faline. Out of nowhere another buck pushed his way between them and said Faline was going with him and not Bambi. So the two fought and Bambi won and he and Faline stayed together. One day Bambi wakes up to the smell of smoke and his dad warns them to get out but Bambi stays to help and ends up saving everybody. After everything is back to normal Faline has two fawns and it is Bambi’s proudest day ever. The day Bambi is born it is noticeable right away that his dad is nowhere to be seen, and that the mothers are expected to take care of all their children. When Bambi is fighting the other buck for Faline, the fight shown in the picture makes both the bucks look incredibly fierce, while Faline is standing behind them waiting to see who wins the fight. This is saying that the males are stronger and have to fight each other to see who gets “ownership” of the female. Obviously Bambi will win because he is the future Prince and is supposed to be the strongest and the bravest of all the bucks. Faline is only seen as the beautiful doe and the ideology of what a prince deserves to have at his side. Faline fills the gender expectation of a doe perfectly by not sticking up for herself while Bambi and the other buck fight over her. She had no say in whether or not she even wanted either of them, but she was expected to obey without a word.
Patrick, Denise L. Bambi. New York. A Little Nugget Book. 1992.
Edwards p.7
Maassen p.3
We are going to analyze the book Town Mouse Country Mouse by Jan Brett through the Marxist lens. This book is mainly about two mouse couples who decide to swap homes. One couple lives in the country while the other lives in the town. After many close encounters with death both couples realize that they are better off at their own houses.
Through the Marxist lens this book can be broken down a lot more to catch minute things. There is a definite separation of classes in this book. Just by looking at the cover you can see that the town mouse is dressed very richly representing the upper class while the country mouse has on a pine needle coat representing the proletariats. The town mice also has better food like cheese while the country mice struggle to find food and have to eat berries and acorns. The owl, cat, and other creatures that try to eat the mice represent the government in this book. They try to limit what the mice can do and try to make them miserable. The mice have to be careful of what they do or else the “government” will swiftly kill them. The government oppresses each mouse couple the same. No matter where you are there is some sort of restricting creature to keep the mice in their places. In the country it is actually harder to survive because there are numerous things that can kill the mice while in the town there is only the cat. This indicates that the upper class mice are actually restricted less than the country mice because there seems to be more “government” power in the country. Usually it is the other way around. When you think of the country you think of freedom and wide open spaces and when you think of the town you think of all the people and crowded places with more authority. If one didn’t use the Marxist lens to dig deeper into this book they would not be able to pick up on any of the things that we discussed before.
Brett, Jan Town Mouse Country Mouse, New York, NY: Puffin Books, 1994.
I choose to do my blog task on Arthur’s Birthday by Marc Brown. I am going to analyze it through a Marxist Lens. In the short story, Arthur is preparing for his birthday that is 4 days away. I would describe Arthur’s family as the bourgeoisie because they are just average, and isn’t anything over the top. His friends will have a tough decision to make though because Muffy will be having her Birthday on the same day as Arthur’s and neither one can change their date because of family coming for Arthur and entertainment coming for Muffy. Muffy entertainment could be seen as money because they influence the guest by providing people/customers with a fun time and at the same time if they get mad at something it is your job to try and make them happy again. In this story, I would classify Muffy as the oppression because in the story since hers and Arthur’s birthday party is on the same day; the boys gather and decided they were going to go to Arthur’s birthday party. Muffy gathered the girls and told them if they went to Arthur’s party instead of hers that they would no longer be Muffy’s friend anymore. How does money matter in this exhibit? Money does matter in this exhibit because Muffy was going to be having some entertainment at her party to bring power and show that she can have the best party ever and be the talk of the town. How does a power system matter/function in this exhibit?
A power system functions in this story as Arthur and Muffy are at the top of their ladder and all their friends follow down below them. The top of the chain people will go to their respected party and the ones that are toward the bottom of the ladder will probably go to the other party. The girls are low on Arthur’s ladder, and the boys are low on Muffy’s ladder. Arthur fixes the problem to make everyone happy. What he decided to do was put a letter inside all of the people that were going to go to Muffy’s party and put a special note in Muffy’s mailbox stating he had a special present that he couldn’t carry so he invited her over at noon to his place to pick up and when she got there they surprised her with all her friends and ended up having a good party after all. How do “uppers”/”winners” flaunt or exploit their wealth or power? The uppers exploit their power by becoming richer and more popular like in the novel Muffy invited some entertainment to show she had power and money and to make known that she was better than the rest of them and to me that would let everyone down because it shows that she is better than anyone which would make the rest of them not wanting to hang out with her ever again or exclude her because she thinks that she is on top of the world.
Brown, Marc. Arthur's Birthday. Broadway, NY: Scholastic, 1989. Print.
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I have decided to analyze “Merry Christmas, Curious George” by Margret and H.A. Rey in the spirit of Christmas. The Feminist lens will be placed throughout this examination. First off, I believe that the authors of the book have not given the man with the yellow hat a specific name for a reason. It adds curiosity to children and even to George since he is curious. Curious George may be friends with the man in the yellow hat because he simply looks like a giant banana. He is covered in yellow with brown at the bottom. His scarf has brown dots on it which could symbolize the seeds inside the banana. We all know that monkeys are often associated with bananas. The bigger the banana, the more in love the monkey is. In this book, George escapes from the man in the yellow hat in a Christmas tree. The tree is delivered to the Children’s Hospital. I believe the reason why they chose a children’s hospital rather than a normal hospital is that children love all kinds of animals. In the Christmas spirit, they want the children to be able to relate to being home with their own Christmas tree. There is a doctor--Dr. Young--who looks like he is a much older man. The last name, Young, is contradicting what he actually looks like. There is a female head nurse who is portrayed as a witch for even considering kicking Curious George out of the hospital. This gives the females a horrible impression of being bossy or a fun hater. Hegemony is placed by the male doctor being a higher status than the female nurses. People stereotype males being a doctor more likely than a nurse. If a male was a nurse, he may be looked upon differently. The reason for this is because nurses are more often to be women rather than men. A male nurse is not living up to his gender expectations according to society.
Rey, Margret and H.A. “Merry Christmas, Curious George.” New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2006
Allisa Haider 7 & Emily Crowe 6
We chose to analyze and book Paddington Bear Goes to Market by Michael Bond. This short children's novel is best analyzed in the Feminist lens. On the cover of the book, Paddington is illustrated wearing a long, blue, dress-like coat with a red, floppy, feminine hat. He is also shown pulling a cart that is a weaved basket and is holding grocerys. Since women are more often expected to be the ones who do the grocery shopping, this shows Paddington being feminized.
As the novel continues, it further challenges gender roles. The pictures in the novel depict girls filling "feminine" jobs/roles and boys filling masculine jobs/roles. A young girl is pictured washing windows while another older women is depicted sweeping - both typical subjugate chores for women. An elder man seems to be taking inventory of his sale items - a typical businessman chore. A male police officer is pictured in the novel also. This is stereotypical since men are more often employed as police officers than women. Also, a little girl is shown organizing flowers as Paddington passes by on the street. If a boy were to be doing that instead of a girl, it would be "weird." Finally, Paddington arrives to the bakery where a woman is depicted handing him a honey bun.
I think the illustrator, R. W. Alley, spcifically chose to give the characters certain roles to subliminally tell children that the gender expectations are as follows and must be accepted. Young readers will take just that from the book, too. Children are like sponges - they will absorb their surroundings. When reading the book, they will believe that the stereotypical roles are what is accepted in society and will continue to fill these roles.
Bond, Michael. "Paddington Goes to Market." Mexico: HarperFestival, 1998.
Hallstrom Pd. 6
I will be analyzing a book that my mom would read to me when i was really young called "Hello, Stars!" This book is about a child who's mom would always read him a book when he went to bed then his mom would always pray with him and then she would say that god is always watching you. The child would always be confused as to what his mom had meant by this. Then one night when he was sleeping he could not sleep and he went walking down the hallway and heard his mom praying that he would see god. Then when he went back to bed he had lost his bear because the dog had taken it. The next few nights after that were terrible nights until one night after all of the bad weather had passed he had seen the stars and one showed more than any of the other ones and then he had prayed to it and then his bear was found by his mother and everything turned out to be perfect. One thing that had stuck out to me was that their house was white just like the stars. One explanation for this is that god is generally portrayed in white shining brightly. And the house was a shining white house just like god. It is almost as if the house was purposely targeted for the bear to disappear then reappear just like that while looking at the shining white star. Another wierd thing is that the book was based in an imaginary town called Goon. Why would the town be named Goon if it is a book mainly about god. Is it secretly telling children that you can't always rely on god or jesus for everything that you need. I will tell from personal experience that everything that I pray for hardly ever comes true. So is this book saying that even though you pray you will only get lucky every once in awhile instead of always getting everything that you pray for. But doesn't the bible tell you that when you pray it will come true. According to many people and proof from others most of the things that you pray for do not come true. It really hurts children when they ask or even pray for something that they really want, and then it doesn't come true. What are they supposed to think after it doesn't work. Are they still supposed to believe everything that their parents or their pastor at church says. In my opinion I would probably stop believing until what i ask for happens then i might believe again. But isn't that terrible that you only believe in something when you want to? Could the bear being found again be an example of god coming and going and then coming back again. That is what it seems like to me. The bear could be an example of a regular human being--coming and going away from god. This book is mainly as you can see a book about people coming and going away from god at random times in their lives.
Petersen_2 francis_6
Dan and I will be analyzing The Very Hungry Caterpillar. In the children’s book, it consists of a very hungry caterpillar that starts off in an egg. The egg, naturally, hatches and out comes a caterpillar. He searches for food. He works his way through an array of fruit but his is still hungry. After eating through almost 15 fruits he is still hungry. Eventually after searching he finds more food. Its junk food however, such as ice cream, pizza, pickles, muffins, and cake. He felt really sick after all the sugary foods, so he ate a green leaf. After that he felt much better and slept really good that night. He then woke up a beautiful butterfly.
Freudian lens can help Dan, me and you to see that this caterpillar is socially deprived, and longing to have friends. The caterpillar is just like a human growing up like the child reading this book. It hatches and grows. The author is basically saying that you need to be yourself. Sometime someone will feel left out. The caterpillar is all alone showing he is a social outcast. Some people, like the caterpillar will use food as a source to deal with being alone or other problems. The caterpillar isn’t hungry, he is eating away his pain. It also gets very large in the end. To the point, the caterpillar is fat. But he becomes a beautiful butterfly. Another hidden message the author is giving us. He is saying that even though you are bigger in stature. You are beautiful like the butterfly.
Marxist lens will show that the butterfly is not alone but he is just really wealthy. He was born into the environmental lottery because he can eat and eat. He never runs out of food. He might be sad and lonely like the Freudian lens points out to us but he is living in style. He doesn’t get the small green leaf, he gets the biggest green leaf. It can also be a phallic symbol showing he is the dominant male.
Nicki Steffen (period 7)
I chose to analyze the book Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. Through the Marxist Lens we see two very distinct social classes interacting with each other. Sam I am is the lower class -- the proletariat—trying new things and introducing them to others around him. While the other character is the aristocrat—not wanting to try new things because he things everything is just the way it should be. Sam I am never climbs the social ladder but he keeps trying to get the other character, let us call him Bob (never gets a name) he is very unimportant, that is why he does not get a name. He is just a symbol for other people like him—who have everything and don’t want to try new things. Take a risk. ‘Bob’ does not even want to try them; to try is to risk it all for something that might possibly go wrong. ‘Bob’ assumes the green eggs and ham is not good enough for him—like nobility saying helping the poor is below them and they do not want to stoop to that level. Bob exploits Sam I am at the very end of the book by yelling at him. But Sam I am just shoves it right back into Bob’s face by convincing him that trying the green eggs and ham will make Sam I am go away. In the Freudian lens, the superego is winning by not trying the green eggs and ham. The eggs and ham are green in envy and follow Bob everywhere he goes. Bob is envious of Sam I am of having friends and knowing so many people. The superego wants Bob not to try the eggs and ham or else he is just giving up. But he gives into his envious id and tries the green eggs and ham and winds up loving them. .
Geisel, Theodor S. Green Eggs and Ham. New York: Beginner Books, 1960
Haase pd. 2
One childhood book that seems to be known by all is the story of Hansel and Gretel. This story consists of evil grandmothers and stepmothers; weak oppressed fathers, theft, kidnapping, murder, and cannibalism. This story depicts all older mean women to be dressed in dark cloaks and have big noses mostly consisting of warts. The children are abandoned in the dark woods where of coarse Hansel the male takes it upon himself to lead them to safety. They discover a candy home with an old women living in it. This woman is so poor she needs to fatten the children to eat them. I say how can she be poor and afford to live in a house made of candy? The book also shows that children should not be underestimated just for their age. They discover their stepmothers plot to leave them in the woods, Hansel is smart enough to leave a bread trail to take them back home again upon being left to die. Hansel and Gretel escape the woods they also manage to escape the old witch by shoving her in a burning oven. Gretel is the one to finally kill off the evil woman, this is probably the only good thing about this book, having the young “girl” be the smart one to kill the old women to free themselves. Once the woman is dead the book depicts the children stealing all of the witch’s jewelry and valuables. This is teaching your children that if you are poor it’s okay to steal. They then follow their breadcrumb trail home, which by now would have all been eaten by wild animals, where they find their father to have left the evil stepmother. If the children of the real world were literate enough to pick out these little details everyone would grow up to be some sort of criminal.
Hauck pd. 6
For my blog, I chose to analyze a very beloved series of books from my younger childhood, the Captain Underpants series. In the series, two young kids, about the age of twelve set off on exotic adventures with their principle, who is dressed with only a red cape and a pair of white underwear. These two young kids named George and Harold aren’t exactly the good kids in school, playing the roles of class clowns and pranksters. They seem to battle with all of the teachers, most of all the principle of the school Mr. Krupp. At the beginning of every book, George and Harold are shown mixing up signs to make them appear as funny sentences, setting up other students to be made fun of, and also preparing to cause chaos among faculty members. In this ongoing battle of teacher versus student, the boys buy a magic hypnosis ring and use it on the principle to get him to believe he is a superhero. Little did they foresee, the ring worked magnificently and by a simple snap of the fingers, Mr. Krupp turns into the infamous Captain Underpants. When analyzing this series through a Freudian lens, it is easiest to see that there is something psychologically different about these two young boys. Most kids, especially at that age level, are brought up to be great young scholars, but not these two. Obviously, George and Harold listen to their Id the majority of the time. With their plotting and routine denial of any rules, they constantly push the limits of the teachers and society in general. These two are a prime example of kids that would be looked at in a bad way, the kids who have issues such as family problems, therefore taking out their frustrations and disrespect on society itself. Unfortunately, these things are placed in a children’s book, actually becoming a key factor in appeal to these young children. Also, by being class clowns, George and Harold are trying to achieve narcissistic bliss by creating chaos and trauma to others, being as they could be quite familiar with it outside of the school, such as at home. In the books, the two boys actions always result in this narcissistic bliss, such as lunch ladies turning into evil aliens or giant boogers arriving to attack the town. In the end, Captain Underpants comes to save the day, George and Harold becoming envious of the superhero they created, and then continuing to progress in their battle against society.
Pilkey, Dav. The Adventures of Captain Underpants. Broadway, NY: Scholastic Inc., 1999.
Boy, Period 3
My literary exploits began at an early age. My mom started reading to me immediately as a young infant. The first book that I remember learning to read from is Dr. Seuss's The Foot Book. As my mother slowly sounded each word out--this being for my learning benefits--I would "read" along with her. We continued to read this book, and the repetition engraved the sounds of each letter into my mind. The book starts with the introduction of, "Left foot Left foot, Right foot Right", which sounds like military training for toddlers. Officers in the military scream these words to get their soldiers to march in a correct uniform fashion. The rest of the book says things like, "Red feet, Black feet" and "Slow feet, Quick feet."
The entire book--as viewed in the Marxist Lens--is a story that gets a child accustomed to the differences in life, in people, and within themselves. Among the most important excerpts is the afore-mentioned, "Red feet, Black feet." There is no doubt in my mind that this message was fully intended to strike an impact upon young white children. "Red feet" would obviously represent Native Americans, and "Black feet" would undoubtedly symbolize African Americans. The message for young white kids is that many "feet" are out there and you must realize that all feet are the same no matter the difference in color, size, or shape. The ideology behind the message pertains good intentions to help benefit society and its actions. The illustrations of the characters within the book portray the people and animals as being normal and happy. Which means that this book is intended for the kids of the middle class. Also known as the bourgeoisie class, the middle class is profoundly known as the happiest of the three classes. The upper and lower classes are both infamously known for being unhappy with their lives. The upper class demolishes their sense of happiness by purchasing anything they wish to own whenever they want it. The lower working class citizens, or proletariats, are seemingly unhappy because they consistently lack food, shelter, and independence.
The Foot Book focused on a large national issue of ours as Americans, and exploited it at the earliest of ages. Dr. Seuss was by far the best children's author to demonstrate personal and worldly issues likes sharing, caring, responsibility, and courage. His early procedures upon children's psyche is truly phenomenal.
Boy, Period 3
My literary exploits began at an early age. My mom started reading to me immediately as a young infant. The first book that I remember learning to read from is Dr. Seuss's The Foot Book. As my mother slowly sounded each word out--this being for my learning benefits--I would "read" along with her. We continued to read this book, and the repetition engraved the sounds of each letter into my mind. The book starts with the introduction of, "Left foot Left foot, Right foot Right", which sounds like military training for toddlers. Officers in the military scream these words to get their soldiers to march in a correct uniform fashion. The rest of the book says things like, "Red feet, Black feet" and "Slow feet, Quick feet."
The entire book--as viewed in the Marxist Lens--is a story that gets a child accustomed to the differences in life, in people, and within themselves. Among the most important excerpts is the afore-mentioned, "Red feet, Black feet." There is no doubt in my mind that this message was fully intended to strike an impact upon young white children. "Red feet" would obviously represent Native Americans, and "Black feet" would undoubtedly symbolize African Americans. The message for young white kids is that many "feet" are out there and you must realize that all feet are the same no matter the difference in color, size, or shape. The ideology behind the message pertains good intentions to help benefit society and its actions. The illustrations of the characters within the book portray the people and animals as being normal and happy. Which means that this book is intended for the kids of the middle class. Also known as the bourgeoisie class, the middle class is profoundly known as the happiest of the three classes. The upper and lower classes are both infamously known for being unhappy with their lives. The upper class demolishes their sense of happiness by purchasing anything they wish to own whenever they want it. The lower working class citizens, or proletariats, are seemingly unhappy because they consistently lack food, shelter, and independence.
The Foot Book focused on a large national issue of ours as Americans, and exploited it at the earliest of ages. Dr. Seuss was by far the best children's author to demonstrate personal and worldly issues likes sharing, caring, responsibility, and courage. His early procedures upon children's psyche is truly phenomenal.
Johnston pd.3
(FIRST ONE)
I am going to take the privilege to analyze the classic tale “Charlotte’s Web” by E.B. White. Now I know what you may be thinking-- “holy cow, Melissa, your parents read ‘Charlotte’s Web’ to you for a bed time story?” Yes they did indeed! And I must admit, even without pictures, I absolutely adored it. That adoration I feel for this novel is still relevant today. It holds such a great life lesson, that I often reflect back to my learning’s with this brilliant story. And today I will go back once again, into the pages of my past and analyze it through all three lenses. To begin, I will start with the Marxist lens. Throughout this novel, we follow a cute little pig named Wilbur. Wilbur is a pig who is ridiculed, and misunderstood by everyone in the house, and on the farm. He is innocent, vulnerable, and ultimately naïve. This very much reflects society. Take for example, a wimpy, scrawny little kid who wears glasses with thick lenses and suspenders to school. He is forced to be amongst the coolest, ‘in crowd’ people of his school. His fellow students are mean, rude, and down right heartless towards the boy. They treat him like lunch meat. To them, he is flimsy, tasteless, and over - preserved. Same goes for Wilbur. When he breaks away from the house, he is introduced into a whole new world; the farm. He is dominated by those around him, and the customs he needs to endure in a new environment. He lives in an oppressive culture; conformity. No one will give him the light of day until he becomes more like them, or-- “normal“. Until we hit the feministic view. Charlotte enters the picture. A majestic, beautiful black widow. Even though her species is considered one of the greatest, deadliest predators in the world, she comes off as very innocent, lonesome, and desperate for fellowship. Coincidentally, Wilbur the pig is in the same situation! Wilbur, is male, and Charlotte is female. Now, with this being said, we can view this as the opposite of roles in the traditional male/female tradition. Usually, the male is considered to be the leader, the dominate spouse, or the mediator of the relationship. He is supposed to lead and encourage. While the woman simply listens to him, does what she is ordered to do, sit back and look pretty. E.B. White pulls a fast one on us and shows that this theory is generally an understatement. Charlotte, in this case, is the leader of the relationship. Wilbur is vulnerable. This makes the reader automatically have a heart to heart attachment to the storyline. Females generally bring a different insight to situations opposed to men, they often hold a different ‘tone of heart.’ Coinciding with this point, charlotte is also very ugly compared to the cute innocent little pig. She mentions it in the book that she is ugly, therefore, being female, she is lonely. But along with the heart warming leadership that she portrays, Wilbur portrays innocence. He shows that it does not matter what species you are, all that matters is your heart. It doesn’t come to much surprise during this informative outlook, that Charlotte is black, and Wilbur is portrayed as white. Which also reflects through the Marxist lens once again. The fact that a black woman is encouraging a white male. To me that is just fascinating.
Johnston Pd.3
(SECOND)
As we get to the heart and moral of the storyline we learn that to be humble, will help everything. It is, in Whites case, the classic characteristic that every one must portray in order to be a good person or… even a pig. In my view of the Freudian perspective, I look at this through the consciousness of Wilbur. He is a struggling little pig, who, in all honesty, already portrays the humble characteristic but simply needs someone to show him that. “Sometimes you don’t know what you have until someone shows it to you.” And that’s exactly what Charlotte did. She showed him through her creation. Much like Jesus Christ showing his followers the wonders of his creation. Jesus and Charlotte are leaders--the light of the situation. Charlotte, being the only one supporting Wilbur, makes Wilbur realize his inner love for this creature, this--spider. Above all else, looks don’t matter to Wilbur. He is innocent, nice, small, and vulnerable. These are all characteristics of being humble. Humility is the key, and with that, children around the world are learning this to their mother or fathers voices, illuminating the age old tale created by the genius known as E.B. White.
Dylan Niklason 6
Tayler Frisch 2
For this blog task we will analyze The Tale Of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter by using the Freudian, Marxist, and Feminist lenses. The Freudian lens is showed in many different ways. Peter chooses to go into the garden even though his mother specifically told him not to; hearing that is where his father died Peter’s curiosity gets the best of him. In the garden, Peter begins to eat some lettuce, Fresh beans, and radishes and eats too much because his id tells him to and he gets a stomach ache. It is clear through the Marxist Lens that Peter is considered the minority based upon the color of his shirt. His siblings all wear red while he wears blue. He is also the only one who makes the wrong decision. Could this be because in primarily white societies stereotypically people view minorities as people who commit crimes? This is just one more way we are taught as children to view the world in a certain way. Through the Marxist lens we see the humans are the superior species and are higher up on the food chain. Curious and hungry, Peter goes into the garden and gets chased around because the human owner does not want him in his garden and eating his food. Humans are selfish because we will not share just a few vegetables with other species of animals, even though they probably need it more than we do. This also suggests that the rabbits are lower class people who live in poverty that try to make it just by taking a very small thing from a person in higher class to survive. If we look through the Feminist lens we can see that the only woman in the book is playing the typical women’s role. The mother just takes cares of the kids, takes care of the house, and makes food in the novel.
Weatherford, pd. 3
I chose to analyze Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish. In the beginning of this book Amelia Bedelia arrives at Mr. and Mrs. Rogers' house. She is their maid and she takes all commands literally. For example when they tell her to dress the chicken, she finds clothes and puts them on the chicken that the delivery man brought for her to cook; which causes her to perform wrong actions with a comical effect. Why is it that women are mostly portrayed as the one who cleans houses and cooks the dinner while the man goes to work? The gender roles portrayed are unbelievable. Amelia--a lover of pie--lives the life of the bourgeoisie. In the beginning pages you notice that she is standing in a pile of dirt that the Rogers are leaving behind by their car. This ironically could be them calling her dirt, because she is a lower class worker. Since they are the rich, upper class they give her a list of chores to do. On the second and third page you see an array of clouds and a sun that gives Amelia the background of being a good person. While on the third page behind a picture of the Rogers it has a dark, gray background which gives off them being sinister or mean. This could possibly be foreshadowing of what’s about to happen. But first she takes her generous nature that women possess and bakes them a lemon-meringue pie. Then she does her job. Although she is naïve and takes all commands literally she goes about it anyway. When the Rogers arrive home, they complain about what she did wrong down to the smallest detail. She is in the state of oppression by being judged by her lack of knowledge. But when it comes to the end, they admire her because she makes a delightful pie. Mrs. Rogers learns to write in a more simple term. For example undust the furniture instead of dust the furniture. While the Rogers’ could have been cruel and unjust they decided to keep her and not kick her out.
Parish, Peggy. Amelia Bedelia.
Ohio: Newfield Publications Inc., 1992
Murtha and Olson period 6
Seth and I decided to use the lenses to unmask Pinocchio. I remember reading this book and thinking how silly Pinocchio was. By use of the Freudian lens I can easily see how perverted his character actually should be seen. This a boy made of wood. Having wood is a euphemism for having a boner. Why is such perverted symbol in a children’s book or movie? Not only is this boy made of wood but a part of his body grows when he is naughty. Coincidence? We don’t think so. We also noticed a slight Oedipal complex when envious Pinocchio tries to take Cleo, his fathers fish, -- who is practically his older brother—out of his fish bowl which would probably kill him; leaving one less person for his father to love besides himself. You also see that Pinocchio’s id clouding over his superego; his superego being Jiminy Cricket. On more than one occasion he gave away his father’s well earned money for candy and a false ticket to a puppet show. Through the feminist lens we analyzed that the fairy that brings the puppet to life would make feminists happy because she holds a power that the ordinary man does not. They would not be pleased however that she should grant a man’s request just because he simply wishes it. This is almost a form of oppression, bending to one’s will without thought. Using the Marxist lens we did not see any social classes per say but there is a tremendous amount of greed in this novel. All of the characters in this book seem to be proletariat. When Pinocchio uses some of his money to buy candy that should have been spent on food. After he buys these goodies they are taken by a boy that Pinocchio considered to be his friend. He uses what is left of his money to but some groceries that he selfishly gives to strangers so that he could go to a puppet show. He later finds out that the ‘ticket’ was actually a plain piece of paper. When Stromboli, the puppet master, sees Pinocchio walking without strings he immediately realizes the cash camel he has so luckily received. He quickly convinces Pinocchio to be the star of his show. Pinocchio, being selfish once again, takes this offer and decides to abandon his father. After the show Pinocchio wishes to return home to his father Stromboli locks Pinocchio in a cage. Stromboli sees that Pinocchio is his ticket to big money and is not about to let him walk away. We both feel that is hard to look back on a time honored classic with as much ‘affection’ as we used to when we actually see how corrupted our hero is.
Murtha and Olson period 6
Seth and I decided to use the lenses to unmask Pinocchio. I remember reading this book and thinking how silly Pinocchio was. By use of the Freudian lens I can easily see how perverted his character actually should be seen. This a boy made of wood. Having wood is a euphemism for having a boner. Why is such perverted symbol in a children’s book or movie? Not only is this boy made of wood but a part of his body grows when he is naughty. Coincidence? We don’t think so. We also noticed a slight Oedipal complex when envious Pinocchio tries to take Cleo, his fathers fish, -- who is practically his older brother—out of his fish bowl which would probably kill him; leaving one less person for his father to love besides himself. You also see that Pinocchio’s id clouding over his superego; his superego being Jiminy Cricket. On more than one occasion he gave away his father’s well earned money for candy and a false ticket to a puppet show. Through the feminist lens we analyzed that the fairy that brings the puppet to life would make feminists happy because she holds a power that the ordinary man does not. They would not be pleased however that she should grant a man’s request just because he simply wishes it. This is almost a form of oppression, bending to one’s will without thought. Using the Marxist lens we did not see any social classes per say but there is a tremendous amount of greed in this novel. All of the characters in this book seem to be proletariat. When Pinocchio uses some of his money to buy candy that should have been spent on food. After he buys these goodies they are taken by a boy that Pinocchio considered to be his friend. He uses what is left of his money to but some groceries that he selfishly gives to strangers so that he could go to a puppet show. He later finds out that the ‘ticket’ was actually a plain piece of paper. When Stromboli, the puppet master, sees Pinocchio walking without strings he immediately realizes the cash camel he has so luckily received. He quickly convinces Pinocchio to be the star of his show. Pinocchio, being selfish once again, takes this offer and decides to abandon his father. After the show Pinocchio wishes to return home to his father Stromboli locks Pinocchio in a cage. Stromboli sees that Pinocchio is his ticket to big money and is not about to let him walk away. We both feel that is hard to look back on a time honored classic with as much ‘affection’ as we used to when we actually see how corrupted our hero is.
Randolph period 3
I am going to be taking the time to analyze the book Arthur’s Tooth Marc Brown. From the start and throughout the book Arthur is facing a challenge that a lot of kids can relate to at his age. Bullying because someone is different is the most common bullying on a playground when it comes to children. Viewing the book through a marxist lense I notice that every one of Arthur’s friends has lost their baby teeth or at least one. Arthur, however, has not. I find this very interesting for the fact that Arthur has a history of being a very powerful name. This demonstrates the sign of power against the main character. It is definitely relatable to everyday life. I mean think about it—it’s what today’s problems revolve around and is possibly the cause of racism and segregation. At a young age, Arthur was made fun of because he was the last one of his friends to lose a tooth. It is the way humanity has always been and will always be. We start off, during our learning process in school, judging others on how they are different from us. Whether it be segregation between whites and blacks or even if somebody wet themselves during recess in elementary school-our nature and the way we were raised makes us react with judgment. It is not right but it is normal. Feministic ally viewing this children’s book I can see that most of Arthurs friends are girls. I think because the girls are taking their chance to make fun of the boy it is making Arthur feel week and the girls feel great about them, which is exactly why we judge people. One thing that is definitely signified and learned in this children’s book is that being different in society is okay as long as one knows how to handle it.
Randolph period 3
I am going to be taking the time to analyze the book Arthur’s Tooth Marc Brown. From the start and throughout the book Arthur is facing a challenge that a lot of kids can relate to at his age. Bullying because someone is different is the most common bullying on a playground when it comes to children. Viewing the book through a marxist lense I notice that every one of Arthur’s friends has lost their baby teeth or at least one. Arthur, however, has not. I find this very interesting for the fact that Arthur has a history of being a very powerful name. This demonstrates the sign of power against the main character. It is definitely relatable to everyday life. I mean think about it—it’s what today’s problems revolve around and is possibly the cause of racism and segregation. At a young age, Arthur was made fun of because he was the last one of his friends to lose a tooth. It is the way humanity has always been and will always be. We start off, during our learning process in school, judging others on how they are different from us. Whether it be segregation between whites and blacks or even if somebody wet themselves during recess in elementary school-our nature and the way we were raised makes us react with judgment. It is not right but it is normal. Feministic ally viewing this children’s book I can see that most of Arthurs friends are girls. I think because the girls are taking their chance to make fun of the boy it is making Arthur feel week and the girls feel great about them, which is exactly why we judge people. One thing that is definitely signified and learned in this children’s book is that being different in society is okay as long as one knows how to handle it.
Bryce Chistopherson and Kyle Danielson
College Bound English, Period 3
A Marxist Deconstruction of the Lauded Volume Go, Dog. Go!
Unquestionably, undeniable, the nostalgia-laden novella, Go, Dog. Go! is a most foul ideological capitalist indoctrination for the impressionable youth of a nation. As soon as the second disgusting page of propaganda, the children see a “little dog” pulling a “big dog” perched atop an exorbitant chariot; firmly cementing the correctness of the notion that the “small” are -- and should be -- subservient to the “big” (even though, mind you, the big dog could pull a literal score of small dogs with minimal effort). Soon after, however, it shows big dogs and small dogs running(though in no way fraternizing) together, creating a biting allusion to how quickly we each race to our deaths, regardless of the socioeconomic gaps between us.
This message is only more deeply engrained by the following pages, in which a small dog is depicted going into a maze, and a big dog is pictured as coming out. With certainty, it can be discerned that this represents the process all young people are forced to undergo; the despicable, abhorrent modus operandi that strips each of us of our youthful, humanistic views for money-focused, so-called, “realism.” As the novel continues to progress, several senseless scenes of surrealism and symbolic cultural indoctrination occur on an entirely different level; but I digress. Before but a breath has passed and those scenes sparse are over, the Laissez-faire extolment persists in an ominous act of foreshadowing; taking place through image and text depicting “two big dogs going up” and “one little dog going down”. For, truly I tell you, in this American nation, the “big dogs” will perpetually go up while the “little dogs” will, invariably and tragically, go down.
The rest of the novel, without fail, continues methodically in this pattern; perpetuating an obscene social norm. The large dogs are in the dog house while the small dogs are out; the large dogs are relaxing while the small dogs work; the large dogs and small dogs are perpetually “going” and stopping at the whim of the systems they eternalize like mindless automatons. And, just as they, our children are going, going -- endlessly onward – towards middle-class, suburban, socioeconomic hell.
Bryce Chistopherson and Kyle Danielson
College Bound English, Period 3
A Marxist Deconstruction of the Lauded Volume Go, Dog. Go!
Unquestionably, undeniable, the nostalgia-laden novella, Go, Dog. Go! is a most foul ideological capitalist indoctrination for the impressionable youth of a nation. As soon as the second disgusting page of propaganda, the children see a “little dog” pulling a “big dog” perched atop an exorbitant chariot; firmly cementing the correctness of the notion that the “small” are -- and should be -- subservient to the “big” (even though, mind you, the big dog could pull a literal score of small dogs with minimal effort). Soon after, however, it shows big dogs and small dogs running(though in no way fraternizing) together, creating a biting allusion to how quickly we each race to our deaths, regardless of the socioeconomic gaps between us.
This message is only more deeply engrained by the following pages, in which a small dog is depicted going into a maze, and a big dog is pictured as coming out. With certainty, it can be discerned that this represents the process all young people are forced to undergo; the despicable, abhorrent modus operandi that strips each of us of our youthful, humanistic views for money-focused, so-called, “realism.” As the novel continues to progress, several senseless scenes of surrealism and symbolic cultural indoctrination occur on an entirely different level; but I digress. Before but a breath has passed and those scenes sparse are over, the Laissez-faire extolment persists in an ominous act of foreshadowing; taking place through image and text depicting “two big dogs going up” and “one little dog going down”. For, truly I tell you, in this American nation, the “big dogs” will perpetually go up while the “little dogs” will, invariably and tragically, go down.
The rest of the novel, without fail, continues methodically in this pattern; perpetuating an obscene social norm. The large dogs are in the dog house while the small dogs are out; the large dogs are relaxing while the small dogs work; the large dogs and small dogs are perpetually “going” and stopping at the whim of the systems they eternalize like mindless automatons. And, just as they, our children are going, going -- endlessly onward – towards middle-class, suburban, socioeconomic hell.
For by blog task I will be analyzing Winnie the Pooh and his friends in Roo’s Big Adventure. Tigger wants Roo to play hid and seek with him but Roo claims that he always wins. Tigger begs and begs Roo to play with him so he finally says yes. First off, using the Marxist lens you see that Tigger can beat Roo because Tigger is a tiger, which is higher class than Roo who is a rabbit. Roo tries to climb the social ladder by trying to beat Tigger. There are social tensions between Tigger and Roo, Roo doesn’t want play with Tigger because he always wins. In the story Roo finds a great hiding spot that Tigger will never find. Roo is climbing the social ladder by winning against Tigger, which Tigger can’t find him. Tigger gives up and has his other animal friends help him find Roo. Pooh and Piglet give up trying because they can’t find him either. Pooh and Piglet are are trying to achieve narcissistic bliss by giving up the search for Roo. Finally they call on Christopher Robin, a white child, to help them find Roo. It was Christopher that found Roo hiding in the hollow log. Through the lens you can infer that because Christopher was human, white, and male that of course he could find Roo. Christopher is higher on the social class than an animal telling us that is has more intellect than the animals do. Roo at the end of the novel says to Tigger “See, Tigger you found me you always win.” It is telling us that Roo doesn’t want Tigger to lose because he knows that he is a lower class than tigger.
Pd 2 Nicole Zens
Flier 6
For my blog task I have decided to analyze the book Swimmy by Leo Lionni through a Marxist lens. Swimmy is the only black fish in the school of red fish. He is an outcast, forced to swim alone and oppressed. Right away this book shows its racism -- or rather the racism of the world—revealing to young children that being black is bad. One day a tuna swims up and eats all of the red fish in the school. Swimmy is the only one who survives, putting him at the top of the social ladder in his school. Since he is the only one to survive, Swimmy decides to explore the ocean. He soon comes across “a lobster, which walked about like a water-moving machine” (5). The lobster is left alone and respected due to his size and his machine-like qualities. He next comes across a small group of “strange fish, pulled by and invisible thread” (6). These fish represent the goal for any totalitarian society, mindless, thoughtless, zombies who hang on the words of others and are “hooked” to the ruling figure. Swimmy next finds another school of fish, much like his old school. However --unlike the old school—they are too afraid to come out of their hiding place. Being called and outcast and different gave Swimmy the time to think that he needed allowing him to think of ideas. Now it is the old “capitalists” who are on the bottom of the social ladder, which, in and odd turn of events, shows that brain ultimately triumphs over brawn. By combining the power of each of the individual fish, they form one big fish to scare off the other fish. This simple act, disguised as a good thing, teaches children to forget about the individual and only focus on the group. They will do anything to make the group safe.
Lionni, Leo. Swimmy. New York: Pantheon, 1963. Print.
Schlotman_6
I choose to analyze My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza. This book is definitely a symbolic book. First of all, the main theme of the story is that brains beats bronze any day. The pig arrived at the fox’s house by mistake and found himself being ready to be eaten. He was quickly taken inside and was about to be make into pig roast. But, the pig had other plans. He quickly pleaded his case on that since he is such a dirty pig, that he should be cleansed before he is cooked. So, the fox gave him a hot bath and scrubbed the pig clean. Then the pig stated that he is kind of a thin pig and should be fattened up before he is cooked. So, the fox cooked him spaghetti and made him cookies to fatten the pig up. Finally, the pig told the fox that since he is such a hard working pig, that he’s meat is awfully tough and should me massaged to make him more tender for the fox’s enjoyment. Finally, the fox collapsed from exhaustion and the pig made a breakaway saying to himself, “What a bath! What a dinner! What a Massage!” and ran home with a basket full of cookies.
First of all, a fox is the symbol of cunning and being cleaver but, he is tricked into satisfying the needs of a pig that is symbolized by society as a lazy animal. This is quiet ironic. In a Marxist view, the pig is like the poor and asking to be taken care of while the fox is the upper class and has everything and is gifted with both environmental and physical lottery. The fox is surprised by dinner coming to him even though we find him sitting in his home even though he is hungry, he chooses to not hunt and this shows that he is lazy. This novel—if you dig deep enough—also have sexual parts when the fox is willing to give the pig a bath. Why does the fox have to scrub the pig? Can’t the pig clean himself? To me, this will give children the mind thought that homosexual is natural and there is nothing wrong with it. The novel also physiologically says that you will be taken care of by other people even when you grow up and that will not work in the real world. Being lazy is not exactly a good thing, but the book says that it is perfect way to live. I do think that the book was saying that being smart will get you far in life and that is what the pig did. A very symbolic part in the book was when the pig tricked the fox into giving him a massage and the fox finally got tired and fainted and he couldn’t lift a finger, let alone a roasting pan. On that page, in the background, there were two pictures of the fox lifting weights and running a marathon with the number one on his chest. This was very ironic since it seems that the fat pig has beaten the physically gifted fox. Well, the main message of the story is that it pays to be cleaver and that you should not take anyone for granite, no matter what they look like.
Jessi and Elyssa pd 2
We read the novel I Love My Daddy Because…It is a novel about dads protecting and caring for their young’s, yet does not say anything about a mother in the novel. Some pages say examples such as I love my daddy because he plays with me, he sings me songs, and he protects our family. Looking from the feminist lens it is making the dad of the house hold seem like a super dad and that the mom can’t do anything for the family. This book to us seems very false because dads tend to leave the moms in this day in age. No where in the book does it state what the mom does to support the family. The novel makes it seem like the dad is a single parent doing everything on his own. In reality it takes more than just a father to support a family, a little girl needs a mothers love too. This novel can also be viewed through a Marxist lens because it shows the dad has solid power over the family, making all the money for the family and is the only one protecting the family and their needs. We find it strange that the kids are relying so much on a father. When I think of my dad I find him protective and caring but none the less find my mom containing the same values. We consider this novel highly sexist. It is good the author is favoring dads but they should also include moms because they are the ones that went through the pain and agony of child birth. Every child needs a mothers love no matter what. The novel was made in 1991 so maybe back then when the author wrote it the novel didn’t seem very sexist, it may just be a tribute to honor our wonderful fathers we are so lucky to have.
Hanson, pd. 3
I chose to analyze Grandpa's Teeth by Rod Clement through the Marxist lens. It is about Mr. Pertwhistle who wakes up in the morning and his false teeth are not in his glass of water on his nightstand. He believes that they have been robbed by somebody. The grandpa's name is ironic because when he talks, he talks with a whistle because his teeth are missing. The family checked everywhere in the house for the teeth but could not find them, so they called the police. The front cover of the book shows the grandpa laying in his bed with his teeth, watch, coins, books, and a picture of him and his grandchildren all on the nightstand next to his bed. I would describe the family as being bourgeoisie because by looking at the picture on the nightstand—as well as the other pictures in the book—you are able to see that the family is a normal, middle-class family. The police try to help Mr. Pertwhistle find his teeth but they are unable to find any evidence that leads to anybody. This leaves Mr. Pertwhistle feeling oppressed. Money is a major factor in this book because the family is unable to buy a set of new teeth for Grandpa because as Dad said, “The only way we could ever afford it is to sell the house!” (14). This proves that their family is not high-class. You can assume that their family is proletariat and must work for the fair amount of money they have. Money in this exhibit is happiness. If Mr. Pertwhistle had enough money to buy a new set of teeth, he'd be as happy as a clam. Mr. Pertwhistle visits with the police and they set up “Wanted” posters all around town and they continue to try to find who stole Mr. Pertwhistle's teeth. The pictures show you that all the town people are dressed in clothes that are thought to be worn by the typical “white” Americans. The men all either have on sweaters, vests, or a shirt and tie. The women all have on skirts or dresses. The colors of the clothes that you see the town people wearing are “gender qualified”, except for Mr. Pertwhistle. Why would he be the only male in the book to be wearing pink? Should he not be wearing blue, or a more “manly” color than pink? He is seen in many different occasions wearing pink, and even his bed spread is pink. The little girl, Mr. Pertwhistle's grandchild, is seen holding a teddy bear. Of course the girl is the one holding the stuffed animal, right? Is it not acceptable for the boy to have one too? Mr. Pertwhistle's room is a mess. He also likes to play golf. These two things are stereotypical male things. Men seem to be the ones to have the dirty rooms because the women tend to keep their rooms clean and organized. Men are also seen as stronger athletes and better at golf than the women. After Mr. Pertwhistle is given a new set of teeth from the city, the family takes a picture and the dog is seen smiling. This is his first time smiling, ever, because he was the one who stole Mr. Pertwhistle's teeth.
Clement, Rod. Grandpa's Teeth. New York: HarperCollins, 1997. Print.
Jane Sickler and Nick Larsen
Period 6
Jane and Nick decided to analyze the children’s novel: SMaRTYPANTS (Pete in School). Although we had never read this book until about a week ago; it obtains multiple Freudian, Marxist, and Feminist applications.
We will begin with the cover: the dog, Pete, is being personified as a human cooperating in a schoolroom. He does this be raising his “hand” (paw) while studying a book, seated at a desk.
Page one reads: “My name is Poppy Wise”, which implies that she is a smart, confident female. There are gender role objects placed on this page including flowers, a tea kettle, and cookies. By placing these objects on the same page as the girl, she is representing how women are supposed to enjoy dainty things such as flowers or baking. Her outfit displays gender obedience by being a pink skirt with a mango-colored shirt, which society has said is “correct” for girls to wear.
Along with these roles, the third page is male dominant in that he is wearing the “correct” ‘boy’ colors: reds and green. His room displays a “man-cave” as well, by showing ownership of a female in a painting on his wall. His name is Shmookie Scalandroopy, possibly containing a hidden meaning of scandal, or the word droopy relating a phallic symbol.
On the next page, the Marxist lens can be applied. The dog eats every object he can, which shows a need for ownership and power. In contrast, the long, lanky shoe, which is placed “randomly” by the pair of boxers, may be referring to a male phallic symbol. Also on page 4, the dog eats the remote, giving him the power over the TV; but the girl pushes the buttons that are inside the dog so the power is shifted to her. A Marxist critic would say this is odd because women are not suppose to have power, especially when a man is right next to her.
Furthermore, instead of analyzing page by page, we will now analyze through each of the three lenses.
Through a Freudian lens, a critic would further comment on the fact that there are phallic symbols present on the fifth and sixth pages, among which show a boy with a long paddle rowing across the pond. The faucet drawing on a following page can be interpreted as a vagina and ovaries. The snake in the boot picture could be viewed as a vagina as well.
On page of the big cheese, one could interpret this random choice of food as a government that is corrupt or “big-headed”. The married couple is shown as almost depressed and conformed-like by the proletariat, or “big cheeses” of the world. A Marxist critic would definitely say that the giant teachers in this novel represent power over the students and other objects in the room. These teachers appear conventional and traditional through their straight-lined and drab-colored clothing. A couple pages out of this novel include a list of rules, much like what a Marxist society would have put on us. For example, having to look or act a certain way, or not being able to do certain things.
The women represent conformed and oppressed figures. Gender roles are definitely being placed on each person by having the female figures wear pinks, reds, “girl colors”, and the male figures wear blues, greens, and “boy colors”. However, some of the females do have the certain colors they are “supposed to” wear. They are also represented by their certain house duties which society thinks they should perform, like cooking and cleaning.
Jane and Nick have come to recognize that even a simple children’s book can contain a multitude of meanings and symbols.
Kalman, Maira. SMaRTYPANTS (Pete in School). New York: Penguin Young Readers Group, 2003.
Kayla Sorensen period 3
For my blog task I decided to analyze the book Nice Try, Tooth Fairy by Mary W. Olson. This book is about a girl trying to get her tooth back from the tooth fairy to show her grandpa. I chose to first analyze this book through the feminist lens. The first page shows Emma writing a letter to the tooth fairy thanking her for the money she was given under her pillow from the tooth fairy. Emma is shown with messy hair and a skirt and in a colorful girly pink t-shirt. After I was done reading the book I realized this was a girl book and I doubt any boys would enjoy this book. I hardly think any boy would be in her position too. Throughout the novel she tries to get her tooth back but the tooth fairy can’t find the exact one. She is in denial that it’s lost and keeps sending more letters saying it is not the right one. Any boy would probably just give up and be like it doesn’t matter. The author also portrays women as being overly worried and we think everything even the smallest things matter. He shows women are the worriers and men are not. Throughout the entire book it shows her in a skirt that women wear. Not just skirts he shows her in but colorful bright skirts. Also if a male were to write the letters it would be blain and plain. In the book all her letters have colorful stars and each time adding another star and brighter color. Around page three it shows her looking in a mirror. This shows women are self conscious on how they look. Also each time you see Emma’s room it is a colorful room and if it was a boy’s room there would be cars and boy things in there. Also it shows Emma scared of all the different animals showing up in her room. Males would be outgoing and into the fascination of all the different animals. Also it shows the tooth fairy feeling guilty for losing her tooth. But in the end the tooth fairy finds her tooth and returns it to Emma.
Olson, Mary and Katherine Tillotson. “Nice Try, Tooth Fairy.” New York: N.Y., January 2002.
Nick Vigants P3
For children’s book I chose a Pumpkin Town! by Katie Mcky. When you first see this book you will notice that there are six houses on the cove. These houses are the older rundown type of houses normally associated with people with lower incomes, or the homeless living in abandoned houses. Then the main character in the book is named Jose. This is insinuating that Mexicans are farmers, and Mexican farmers are poor and live in rundown houses. Also they are wearing ragged overalls, and there hair is all messy and their hats ore warn with ripped edges. Insinuating the point even more. Then they show some people in town and they are not given names besides the townspeople, but the townspeople are obviously in a higher income class then them because their houses are nicer and they are wearing nicer clothes, their hair is neat and trimmed, and the ladies is wearing makeup. Also the Townspeople were not Hispanics. Possibly saying that whit people are to good to do the dirty work. And this thought ends up coming true, when they save their town of pumpkins growing ramped through there town. The townspeople did reward them for their efforts by giving them watermelon and making a statue of them in their city as a remembrance of what they did for their town. But it is also important to note that the problem of the pumpkins growing ramped was the farmer’s fault because he threw a bucket of pumpkin seeds in the air and they did not land until the rain in the town brought them down. This also says that the low income people are not good for anything and just mess everything up. But they did fix their mistake. But at the end they essentially did the same thing because they threw the watermelon seeds up in the air, and they did not land until the rain in the city made them fall to the ground. This maybe is saying the lower class are dumb and will not learn from their mistakes.
Winterringer 2
For my blog task, I decided to analyze Invisible Alligators by Hayes Roberts. I’m not sure if itt is even a legitimate book because I was too lazy to go out and buy one and I got this book online. On the first page there is a young monkey waking up with a very worried look on his face. It doesn’t say why they monkey—named Sari-- is worried except that he “knew there was trouble”. The gender of Sari hasn’t been said yet, but I’m assuming Sari is a male because the entire room is blue, and blue is usually considered a “male” color. But maybe Sari is a girl and this author is just kicking sand in the face of traditional gender roles. The world may never know… Unless we read on. On the next page it is revealed that Sari is, in fact, a girl. I was wrong. I’m starting to think this book is just having her defy traditional gender roles, because the trouble that Sari telepathically knew about is that a bridge on one of her toy castles was broken. I don’t seem to remember a whole lot of girls playing with toy castles when I was younger. Usually girls would be playing with Barbie’s and other girly toys like that. The boys were the ones playing with castles and soldiers and stuff that is usually thought of for boys. Sari still carries the same confused look she awoke with, and skimming the pages of the story, I’m pretty sure her face stays the same. On the next page, Sari finds her stairs covered in toys that she trips on and has to pick up. She seems to live in a castle type place in the mountains, so maybe she is rich. She also has a lot of toys, so she seems to have been born near the top of the socioeconomic ladder. On the next page, she is sad because she can’t ride her llama to school and it took her six tries to get them onto pointy rocks and to quit trying to eat her homework. She is obviously very rich because how often do you see poor people that live in castles, have lots of toys, and ride llamas to school? I would consider my family fairly well off and I’ve never even dreamed of riding a llama to school. I’m frankly quite jealous. That night, Sari stayed away long after her bedtime until she heard the rustling of long tails under her bed. She then flipped her bed over and found invisible alligators all over her room. This book is definitely in favor of empowerment of women because our main character is an independent, smart, strong monkey. She is female and she can jus flip her bed over like it weighs nothing. She can also see “invisible” alligators. That’s pretty sweet. They’re invisible, but she can still see them. That has to be a superpower or something.
Winterringer 2 continued
The invisible alligators then explain that they are invisible alligators and they do whatever it is that they do for everyone. Sari then follows the alligators deep into the alligator catacombs. Which as it appears is conveniently located under her bed. I would like to know how a society of invisible alligators is apparently flourishing under her bed. Is she that rich that she didn’t notice that the majority of her house was taken up by some invisible society? Maybe her parents are oppressing the society of invisible alligators because they’re rich and they just didn’t have the heart to tell Sari about it. The alligators then explain that they cause trouble in all kinds of ways. I’m really starting to understand why one would want to oppress this society. Pictured, one of the alligators has another smaller alligator on a leash. Subconsciously, this book is promoting enslaving ones own kind. The alligators do such things as hide remotes, replace cake mix with broccoli and sing hippos to sleep while they take baths. These alligators sound like real jerks. It seems to me like they were born poor and oppressed and this is just their way to take revenge on the upper classes. They live underground and they’re invisible. They just have so many reasons to be mad at the world. The alligators also keep books on people of all the trouble they have caused them and all the things that people have learned how to do in the process. Upon learning more about them, these invisible alligators seem like real stand up guys. Maybe they are actually the ruling class and this is just how they give back to the world. They do bad to teach people lessons that may come in handy during their lives. Sari then runs into several obstacles that are similar to the ones the invisible alligators taught her to overcome on the way back to her castle. The main character is a girl in this book and she is portrayed as strong, independent, and smart. She also rejects normal gender roles and plays with toys that are for “boys’. The author of this book is a male, so maybe he is also a feminist. Maybe by writing this book he is helping to give little girls a strong female character to live up to.
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We chose to analyze the Little Golden Book, Aladdin. It is a good example of an exhibit to look at through a Marxist and Feminist lens. A Marxist lens is can be seen throughout the entire book. Aladdin is a lower class street rat, who can’t even afford a meal for himself. He unknowing falls in love with the princess, Jasmine. So that raises the question of, if he knew she was a princess, would he even have had the guts to go up and help her? That shows how separate the classes are from each other; they don’t interact at all. Through a Feminist lens, Jasmine is shown as being very naive, and when she leaves the sheltered palace, she doesn’t even realize that she has to pay for anything so she steals an apple from a vendor. That is ironic because she clearly has the money to afford a good education, but because she is a woman, she is not fully educated because the men that run her life don’t feel it’s necessary to educate her about things like economics and politics. If she were a man, we could assume that he would have been fully educated, unlike Jasmine because she was a woman. The guards and the store owner automatically realize she is the princess, and the vendor forgives and apologizes to her, and that shows that in the upper class all it takes is what you have and who you are, rather than what you know.
The next portion of the book is Jasmine being taken back to the palace against her will; her father tells her that she has to marry a prince to remain a princess. Aladdin finds this out, so he poses as a prince so he will be able to woo her. Jasmine does not agree with an arranged marriage, so she tries to escape. When she is caught, Jafar steps in and coerces her father into forcing Jasmine to marry whether she wants to or not. Aladdin knows that the only way he could possibly have a chance with her, was to be a prince, and that shows the extreme restrictions that the classes hold on society.
By the end, Jasmine finds out that Aladdin is not a prince. Jafar gets complete control by getting the magic lamp. We see jasmine tied up, and it gives the impression that she belongs to Jafar and is being used for her title of princess. Jasmine is continually used for her title by Jafar, and her title is the only thing that makes people wants to talk to her, or be around her. If it were not for her title as princess, she would be another third class citizen. The feminist lens can be put to use to see that she is extremely naive and sheltered because she’s never worked a day in her life. She doesn’t approve of everything going on in the palace, but she does not know anything other than that life because she is so uneducated. Without her title, Princess Jasmine would be just another person in the crowd. The book shows that if you have a high status on the social ladder, that is all that matters; and if you don’t have anything then you be a nothing.
Krieder, Karen. Disney's Aladdin. Racine, WI: Golden : Western, 1994. Print.
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The book we chose to analyze is a very well known book by all, "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Suess. The lense we chose to use is the marxist lense, partly because this book has many displays of power roles. In this book there is a character, Sam I Am who tries to get a higher unknown being to try green eggs and ham which is obviously the wrong color for these foods. Which through the lense could be viewed as all that Sam could afford is rancid meat and eggs, and why would a person of high standards even care to try them? As the high class citizen goes about, Sam refuses to leave him alone and keeps on keeping on, trying to get him to just simply try his food. He will not try them in a house, or in a mouse, symbolizing a place of stability or even the most unintimidating of creatures such as a mouse. He is then offered the food in a box or with a fox, box a common thing and the fox a sly tricky creature. The car he refuses the food in could easily symbolize mobility, he can obviously afford the car. The dark, something of fear and unknown, the eggs and ham are refused in this setting. Rain is consistency and harboring of life, is yet refused. A goat is meat, milk, and cheese which helps sustain a classy life. The boat is another symbol of wealth, not everybody can be on a boat or travel, but this unknown stranger sure can. After many many failed attempts sam continues to ask, unwillingly the stranger does indeed try the food and loves them more than he could ever have imagined. The book goes in reverse showing that the eggs and ham are so good he will indeed try them with the fox the mouse in the box and in the house, everywhere and everything visited in the book he would love to eat the eggs and him in and around. Moral of the story, nobody is ever too good to give something a try or too good to give somebody the time of day.
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This blog is a day late due to a vigorous wrestling schedule.
For this blog task I chose the book “Katie and Her Friends” by Malcolm Henderson. The book is about Katie, the main character, and her friend Ferguson. They meet, and then Ferguson brings Katie back to his home, the garden. That night at dinner, Katie is informed by her father that he will be cutting down the garden where Ferguson, his family, and all of their friends live. Angry by her father’s decision, Katie decided to take action to try and save her friend. She makes a sign and hangs it at the enterance of the garden which then makes her father realize that he has made the wrong decision in deciding to tear down the garden. Realizing that he has made the wrong decision, Katie’s father helps her put up fence around the garden to protect it from harm.
This book teaches us as readers one of life’s most valuable lessons, do the right thing. If it wasn’t for Katie, all the animals in the garden would be homeless, or worse, dead. It also teaches us that we must take the feelings of those around us into consideration before we make any long term decisions that would effect them in any way, even if it isnt the best thing for us. Katie, wise beyond her age, realizes that the animals too have feelings and that they do not deserve to be driven out of their home. Katie’s dad, having blonde hair and blue eyes, appears to be a member of Hitler’s perfect race, the nazi party. Katie’s father, like Hitler, wanted to destroy the lives of those around him. I see Katie as the United States; she makes her father realize that what he plans to do is wrong and other measures should be taken instead. The rabit, having a big nose and big ears is most definetely portrayed as a Jew! Hitler (Katie’s father) wants to destroy the Jews (Ferguson, his family, and friends) and the (US) comes and saves the Jews (Ferguson, his family, and friends). This book teaches us as children that communism is wrong and gives us a sort of model of right and wrong. Like everything in life, there is going to be good and bad and there will always be that non ending struggle between the two.
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I decided to analyze the book, "Love, Splat" by Rob Scotton through all three of the lenses. Starting out in the book, there is a cat named Splat, it rhymes to appeal to the child readers. He is very nervous, his heart is drumming and his tummy is rumbling. Through the Feminist lens, Splat is trying to look his best for Valentine’s Day; mainly feminine boys want to look their best for anyone. Splat makes a card for everyone; but he only makes a special, colored card for a girl cat named Kitten. Kitten is a snowy white cat, with pea green eyes. In the illustration, Splat looks very “happy”, through the Freudian lens you can clearly see what he is feeling and thinking. But whenever Kitten would see him she would pull his ears, poke his belly, tie his tail and she also called him smelly. Through the Marxist lens you can see that the white cat or upper class should not be with the black cat or the lower class. There is also a mouse named Seymour, he is found randomly among the pages of the book. Also through the Marxist lens you could say that he is the lower class, almost like a servant to Splat, helping him get ready for the big day! Again, through the Freudian lens, Splat is the only one in his family to not wear clothing and he is also the only black cat (in the whole book even!). He is an outcast. On the way to school, both Splat and Kitten are not paying attention and run smack dab into one another. Splat could not spit out the words to say he was sorry. This happened every time he saw Kitten and looking through the Freudian lens, it is clear that he gets nervous and has man-meltdown. Kitten gives him a funny look and is almost embarrassed by him doing that so she runs away. Then, in Cat School, every other cat is wearing clothes except for Splat and Kitten. Through the Freudian lens again, it is meant to be very sexual that they are the only ones unclothed. Splat says to Seymour, “I’ll give it to her soon,” which can also be taken sexually using the Freudian lens. Spike, the mean cat, picks on Splat, saying he likes Kitten more. Through the Marxist lens the upper class should stay with the upper class meaning Kitten and Spike should go together and have a family. Spike and Splat go back and forth saying how much and how big there “like” is for her. Clearly, they are fighting to see who is a “bigger” man, looked through the Freudian lens. Over and over again, Splat gets beaten; the Marxist lens perfectly points out that the white man/upper class beats out the black man/lower class. Splat is about to give up when Kitten reads his card and she gives him hers. In the poem she gives him, it says, “I like to stroke it,” obviously the Freudian lens needs to be used. She likes to stroke more then just his fur.
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Scotton, Rob. "Love, Splat." (does not say where it was published): Jacket Art, 2008.
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I decided to analyze the book, "Love, Splat" by Rob Scotton through all three of the lenses. Starting out in the book, there is a cat named Splat, it rhymes to appeal to the child readers. He is very nervous, his heart is drumming and his tummy is rumbling. Through the Feminist lens, Splat is trying to look his best for Valentine’s Day; mainly feminine boys want to look their best for anyone. Splat makes a card for everyone; but he only makes a special, colored card for a girl cat named Kitten. Kitten is a snowy white cat, with pea green eyes. In the illustration, Splat looks very “happy”, through the Freudian lens you can clearly see what he is feeling and thinking. But whenever Kitten would see him she would pull his ears, poke his belly, tie his tail and she also called him smelly. Through the Marxist lens you can see that the white cat or upper class should not be with the black cat or the lower class. There is also a mouse named Seymour, he is found randomly among the pages of the book. Also through the Marxist lens you could say that he is the lower class, almost like a servant to Splat, helping him get ready for the big day! Again, through the Freudian lens, Splat is the only one in his family to not wear clothing and he is also the only black cat (in the whole book even!). He is an outcast. On the way to school, both Splat and Kitten are not paying attention and run smack dab into one another. Splat could not spit out the words to say he was sorry. This happened every time he saw Kitten and looking through the Freudian lens, it is clear that he gets nervous and has man-meltdown. Kitten gives him a funny look and is almost embarrassed by him doing that so she runs away. Then, in Cat School, every other cat is wearing clothes except for Splat and Kitten. Through the Freudian lens again, it is meant to be very sexual that they are the only ones unclothed. Splat says to Seymour, “I’ll give it to her soon,” which can also be taken sexually using the Freudian lens. Spike, the mean cat, picks on Splat, saying he likes Kitten more. Through the Marxist lens the upper class should stay with the upper class meaning Kitten and Spike should go together and have a family. Spike and Splat go back and forth saying how much and how big there “like” is for her. Clearly, they are fighting to see who is a “bigger” man, looked through the Freudian lens. Over and over again, Splat gets beaten; the Marxist lens perfectly points out that the white man/upper class beats out the black man/lower class. Splat is about to give up when Kitten reads his card and she gives him hers. In the poem she gives him, it says, “I like to stroke it,” obviously the Freudian lens needs to be used. She likes to stroke more then just his fur.
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Scotton, Rob. "Love, Splat." (does not say where it was published): Jacket Art, 2008.
Becca Marso
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I chose to analyze the book Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor. A Marxist critic would ask how the social classes interact with each other, and if there was any greed. In Fancy Nancy, Nancy and the rest of her family are completely opposite. They obviously still get along, but Nancy gets a little frustrated by the fact that her little sister and her parents do not want to be fancy. So, I guess you could say Nancy is a little greedy, not for money, but to become fancy and make everyone else in her family that way to. By accomplishing this, she puts up a sign on her fridge advertising she is giving lessons to become fancy, just like her. By doing this, I guess you could say the two different social classes are interacting, the poor and the rich. There was a specific part in the book that I remember, when Nancy and her family go out to get ice cream, you can definitely tell her has the “money” in the family. Nancy goes out all dressed up and even gets sprinkles on her ice cream, while her parents and sister are just dressed in boring gray clothes and get plain vanilla ice cream. A Feminist critic would really analyze the way the boys and girls act in the book. Nancy does not even care at all that she wants to make her dad fancy. In a way this is like telling me that guys can get dressed up too and still has a family and that doesn’t classify them as gay. No one in this short novel puts limitations on genders, which is kind of the way society should be. Nancy just wants everyone to feel fancy and glamorous and be pretty, no matter if you are a guy or a girl.
O'Connor, Jane, and Robin Preiss-Glasser. Fancy Nancy. New York: HarperCollins, 2006. Print.
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In this blog task I shall be examining Mercer Mayer's Just For You, the first book of the Little Critter series. In this book the mother has a traditional role as the caretaker of Critter. Throughout this book, Critter is trying to impress his mom by trying to to her chores for her. In the beginning he is trying to make his mom some eggs, which he fails to do because they “were too slippery”. This appears to amuse his mother. Next he tries to clean the floor, and fails again and makes the excuse of “the soap was to bubbly. At this point his mother looks unhappy, but still tolerant. In this novel he is constantly trying to do his mother's jobs, failing each time, usually coming up with some excuse. Later in the book, their acceptable roles are realized. His mother setting up the table and Critter watching some rock star on a TV. In the end he does something special for his mom, which was giving her a hug and kiss. This is the best way for him to show his love and respect for his mom.
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