Enid Blyton, Judy Blume, and Cultural Impossibilities.

Eales, Derek

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ERIC Number: EJ403602

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Publication Date: 1989

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Enid Blyton, Judy Blume, and Cultural Impossibilities.

Eales, Derek

Children's Literature in Education, v20 n2 p81-89 Jun 1989

Examines two popular children's books, Enid Blyton's "The Mountain of Adventure" and Judy Blume's "Forever...." Concludes that these books actively work against achieving a sense of the "fullness of human experience," and isolate individual experiences from a broader social context. (MM)

Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Cultural Context, Cultural Isolation, Elementary Education, Literary Criticism, Moral Values

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Language: English

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