Discussion about my project in Children Literature
Based on my research to analyze “A Mad Tea Party” that still not
specific what I want to discuss, Andri have suggested The issue
"wish" I think quite interesting. Why did children given this
concept? I think that they could be arranged, subject to the following
Structure, obey the rules of those in power are called capitalists. Wish is dependent,
because in my opinion, its existence strongly influenced by what is
"trend" at the time, and talking about the trend, certainly cannot be
separated from capitalism. As explained last week by Mr. Rasus, its illustration
such as a mass-production clothing company trying to make people to think that
they need more, more, and more than they need for the benefit of the
mass-production material owners or capitalists. So, the trend that I mentioned
earlier that became how the capitalists organize people to think that they
"need" the trend, not just "want".
Talking about wish in the children Literature, for example, in Five
Children and it, I remembered (correct if wrong) most children requests about
the material (gold, jewelry, etc.). Started the first request "beautiful
as the day" related again to the concept of hegemony, because the name
"beauty" must be relative, you can also discuss the portrayal of the
character of the children when they became beautiful. "How capitalism
defines a 'beautiful' like what, why like that, this again relates the same
culture (kinds of clothes), social class (clothes that represent the middle
class, in contrast to the gypsies who recounted how his clothes, etc.), gender
(man and women, must be like what) and so on. You could also talking about
social class how they could have a place to stay there (land owner = class
issues), a maid who shows that they are rich because they can hire someone
else, and so on.
Return to the issue wish, other literature children's work that we have
ever discussed in class Mrs. Harfiyah "By the great horn spoon" could
be a comparison for your discussion, because that story is not different from desire
for material, class issues, culture, etc. Other than that, I think the theory
of Raymond Williams “Base and superstructure in Marxist Cultural Theory” could
an option to help you to explain the effects of hegemonic superstructure.
The second from Resa, You should stop to seek what
is hidden in the text because of course it is just a text. Your discussion is too many and general, so I'm
worry it will be difficult for you in the discussion. For example, you mention
gender issues or capitalism which is an issue that has a layered context. Maybe
it could be more specific. For example, if you're questioning why there are
animals, because the author wants any characters an animal .. But if you look
at certain indications, such as the tendency of writing a narrative of animal
characters are always clever, and always stupid to other animals, you could
tried to link it and begin to identify what it means. and also, most
importantly, do not forget to be able to distinguish when we begin to discuss
the current text and relate it to actual society.
The last from Angie, she said; If I respond to your posts, read journal
title Aesop, Aristotle, and Animals: The Role of Fables in Human Life written
as Edward Clayton, may be able to help make that first issue. The second issue,
"dream and psychoanalysis" there is in the interpretation of dream of
Sigmund Freud. the differences in rural and urban areas, you can read the
metropolis and mental life essay by George Simmel, he distinguishes the city,
rural, town looks like, he also gave an overview of the metrolopis (city) it
was like how that usually interests of individuals, the economy, etc., that
makes thinking people of the city in contrast with the villagers. He did not
give an idea of the village but you can compare from his explanation
about the city.
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