Sunday, April 20, 2008

The Little White Horse

-The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
-A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett and U. C. Knoepflmacher
-A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

Comment: I started this book believing that I wouldn't enjoy it and ended it thinking it was rather charming. I enjoyed how Goudge drew upon connections between women and the moon as well as how she addressed death. I noticed that J K Rowling holds this book in high regard and I wonder if there are any connections that she brought into the Potter series (ex Zachariah and Mrs Norris?).

Question: In what ways does this text play into stereotypical gender roles? In what ways does it transcend stereotypical gender roles?

Lynn

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