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Construction of the Child through Character in Milne's Winnie the Pooh
Summary: Examination of different ways in which children are presented with varying points of view for consideration in Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne. Highlights the different characters and their affect on child psychology.
In this book there are who different characters of Christopher Robin (CR). There is, in one realm of narration, CR the listener of the story and in another, there is CR the character in the story. These two characters are quite different. CR, the child over whom the narrator can exercise adult authority is shy, listens to stories, takes baths and plays with toys while the CR the character is the main authority, goes to parties, expeditions and heroic rescue missions.
CR the character seems to possess similar characteristics of the adult narrator. The adult narrator is not only the symbol of authority but is also nurturing. With reference to authority characteristics, the adult narrator has the power to begin and end the story and similarly CR the character can start and end the expedition when he pleases. CR lives in a tree on a hill which gives...
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