Directed Independent Adult Learning STUDY GUIDE INTRODUCTION TO CHILDREN’S LITERATURE LIT-221-GS Compiled by Sylvia Baer Material adapted and reproduced from Instructor’s Resource Manual to Accompany "Through the Eyes of a Child: An Introduction to Children’s Literature‚" 4th through 7th eds.‚ by Donna E. Norton and Saundra E. Norton (Upper Saddle River‚ N.J.: Merrill/Prentice Hall‚ 1995‚ 1999‚ 2003‚ 2007). Used with permission. ii © 2007 by Thomas Edison State College iii Contents
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Through the use of symbolism the authors of both Things Fall Apart and The Poisonwood Bible make the characters in both books more complex because not only do we read the discriptions the author has given us but also we see the use of symbolism that connects parts and objects in the book that we can recognize to give us a better idea of the characters. Chinua Achebe uses fire for Okonkwo to show his unstable personality. In The Poisonwood Bible Barbara Kingsolver uses the Poisonwood Tree to show
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Fairy Tale Comparative Critique Stith Thompson‚ an early-to-mid 1900’s author of “Universality of the Folktale” and modern day writer Maria Tatar‚ author of “An Introduction to Fairy Tales‚” discuss why they think fairy tales have remained popular through the ages. Thompson and Tatar both claim the enduring popularity of the fairy tale is a direct result of oral recitation. However‚ it is the skilled delivery method that keeps the fairy tales popular not just the spoken word. Both Thompson and
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old folks. CONFLICT: Man vs. Man- the only antagonist in the story was the daimio who proclaimed a law to immediately kill all the aged people. Summary: The story of the aged mother is a folktale from Japan. It tells about how great the love of a mother for her child. It was shown on their situation when the daimio proclaimed a law ordering that all the aged people should be put to death. The order filled the heart of the poor farmer a great sorrow for he loves his mother that much
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"The Courtship of Mr. Lyon" is an interpretation of a traditional folktale‚ "Beauty and the Best". There are some aspects that make this story different from the old version. Firstly‚ the characterization of these two stories is dissimilar. The characters in the traditional version are almost flat characters. The protagonist‚ Belle‚ is completely good; lovely and kindhearted. In contrast‚ in “The courtship of Mr. Lyon”‚ the protagonist‚ named Beauty‚ is not a flat character but a round character
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correlates for emotions this would then tell us additional information about what makes people happy (Klein‚ 2006). Although there are many different theories on how to cultivate happiness for everyone‚ the same few evidence keeps emerging: leisure‚ optimism and social interaction (relationships) with others. This paper is going to discuss the evidence for each of these in detail and hopefully show that psychological science has and is helping to understand what makes people happy and how we can cultivate
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“Why the Lamb Is Meek” is considered a very interesting folklore that has a compact‚ fast-paced‚ and unique storyline that will always regain its readers’ attention in just a blink. Firstly‚ the two main characters in this story interact back and forth‚ which are a big toad and a little lamb. These two main characters build the storyline‚ bringing interactions to carry the plot further. Firstly‚ the big toad is introduced with a very strong personality as in bold‚ confident‚ cunning‚ and persistent
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release. “The People could fly” folktale almost makes those who hear it think that people can actually fly to freedom. However‚ when reaching this freedom‚ there are costs. Leaving ones family behind‚ or consequences of the escape. Nonetheless‚ it must have been done. In Toni Morrison’s novel Song of Solomon‚ she liberates us with this sense of flying and escape. The novel‚ Song of Solomon’s characters accept human flight as a natural occurrence‚ kind of like the folktale shows it‚ to liberation. Song
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itself ultimately helps lead to Santiago’s triumph. Santiago’s desire to imitate The Great DiMaggio leads Santiago to develop determination within himself‚ and this determination is similar to that of The Great Dimaggio. Santiago’s determination is shown through this quote “It encouraged him to talk because his back had stiffened in the night and it hurt truly now.” (55). This proves that Santiago is determined because he has been hunting the same fish for days now and although this trip takes all
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Without honor‚ life is meaningless. According to the folktale‚ Green Willow‚ honor is essential to an individual of Japanese decent. This tale explains what the people of this country value and how they function. As the story unfolds‚ so do the components that form what Japan is. The background contains the codes and classes in which they live. The plot draws our attention‚ however it is the elements of the culture that is taken into account. In addition‚ it presents a conflict that is dealt
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