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Childhood through the Eyes of Literature
What is childhood? How do children and adults interact? How should they interact? Is all they tell us regarding our juvenille selves necessarily true?
I am bringing these questions, and more, up for your consideration.
Because, as many of us here are teetering on the cusp of adulthood, we have what I find to be an ideal perspective for the contemplation of these subjects. We are daily absorbed further into the "grown-up world", yet we live each day as children-- and remember our earliest youth more clearly than the average adult.
Furthermore, I would wish all who chose to participate to use literary works as the basis for their arguments or presentations. It may be one or more book(s) that inspire, present, or prove your theory, or stand as paragons of the view you wish to disown--anything that strikes you as relevant. Children's books will likely be most welcome here as points of reference, but you may use any literature you wish, provided that it is appropriate for mention on this website.
To those who wish to join-- happy ruminating!
submitted by Esthelle (Es-thel-ay, age Anonymous, Rivendell (I wish) ;)
(October 15, 2016 - 3:50 pm)
(October 15, 2016 - 3:50 pm)
Somebody-- please give this a try!
(October 15, 2016 - 7:55 pm)
Top! Please?
(October 15, 2016 - 7:56 pm)
Double topper!
(October 15, 2016 - 9:04 pm)
Thank you!
(October 15, 2016 - 9:59 pm)
Hmmmmmm, interesting. Well in -------'s books (I forgot his name) he points out that there are three types of adults.
The ones who act like they know everything about children and then so forth act like children.
Then the second group who proclaim that they are "gods" compared to children.
And then the third group which consists of those who know that children are children and adults are adults and that's how it is and should be.
(October 16, 2016 - 7:21 am)
Does anybody else feel like they're being pulled in two? Wanting to move on into the adult world, but at the same time wishing to remain a child?
Also, I feel how Harry does in 5, all mopey and what not, but J.K.Rowling exagerated too much. Heck, I still want to talk to my friend(s). I don't try to avoid them. But maybe it's just the suituation that Harry was really suffering from.
(October 16, 2016 - 7:54 am)
Yes! I'm stuck in between wanting to go ahead and grow up and be independent and do my own thing, and wanting to stay with my same group of friends and run around and be weirdos forever.
(October 16, 2016 - 1:53 pm)
I'm struggling.
"Can I be 11 forever? Or 12 forever?"
"I can't wait to be 13. The teenagers will finally respect me!"
(October 17, 2016 - 10:01 am)
*sighs* I'm so happy I have you guys. *hugs everybody*
(October 17, 2016 - 6:53 pm)
I think you pose a very interesting question, and I will do some research on this topic. I really like when people are asked to think, really think, about things like this.
(October 16, 2016 - 8:09 am)
I like the part in Mary Poppins where John and Barbara learn to speak with all the animals and trees and sunshine and wind. They're all-knowing. Then one day they just forget everything and start over, acting like any other child. Apparently every child goes through this, but only one remembered the languages, and that's Mary Poppins.
I think this symbolizes something else, but I'm not sure what.
(October 17, 2016 - 4:12 pm)
Because we're just like them.
(October 17, 2016 - 6:54 pm)
How so?
(October 19, 2016 - 4:13 pm)
The side of me that thinks in essays is perking up. I'll write on this if I have time later on.
(October 19, 2016 - 8:16 am)
i am at a veeery emotional time in my life. just thinking about growing up makes me want to cry. its not the whole maturing thing that bugs me, it's the fact that every day that goes by shall never happen again and that that is one less day that i am alive and each minute that passes subtracts from the time untill i die. to quote j m barrie(writer of peter pan) oh, why cant you remain like this forever? ok, i think i might cry now.
Aging is part of life, Dragon. Enjoy each day. You have a long life ahead of you. Live each day to the fullest so you'll have wonderful memories to enjoy in your much later years.
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(October 20, 2016 - 6:47 pm)