“The Water Babies”
The protagonist in “The Water Babies”: the boy Tom that sweeps chimney is a boy who hasn’t received any education at all. In the world of being bullied and abused, he did not work hard but let himself lives a muddle along without any aim day, and he was infected with many vices resulting from ignorance, such as lack of hygiene, lack of education, selfishness, and liar, etc. So the fairy gave him a very meaningful advice: “The people who desire cleanliness are always clean and innocent; those who hope to be dirty can never get rid of dirt and dirty.”
In this fairy tale, It stands for author’s expectations of all children. That is to say, hope they can grow into adults who pay attention to personal hygiene, good deeds, courage and integrity, health and cheerfulness, extensive knowledge and broad-minded. Although there is no lack of adult exhortations and allegories in the story, it does not use old-fashioned preaching but instead incorporates reason into the beautiful relaxed and humorous stories. Therefore, this story began more than 100 years ago, and it still attracts children of each era to read it.
The author is a famous writer Charles Kingsley (1819-1875). It is the most famous of several children’s novels created by Kingsley. In addition to “The Water Babies”, Kingsley also holds children’s works such as “Greek Heroes” and “Madam How and Lady Why.”
“Alice In Wonderland”
On a certain day in the afternoon, when a girl named Alice sat under the tree, she saw a rabbit wearing a clothing and running while watching the pocket watch saying “Be late! Be late!” So she walked behind this rabbit and jumped into a tree hole, which started her big adventure in this absurd and magical world…
The story of “Alice In Wonderland” is almost all the childlike imagination world. It is adapted from a real oral story. The storyteller is Lewis Carroll (formerly Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, 1832-1898). The person who listens to the story is Alice Liddell and her sister. For the simple idea that will make these children happy, Carroll made this story very accord with children’s childishness thinking. The fantastic illusions everywhere in the story also make the children fascinated by it. More than 100 years have passed, although Carol also left many classic fairy tales written in that year, their influence has never been able to compete with the fairy tale that he had casually create in his spare time. The reasons for it are worth thinking.
“Peter Pan”
“Peter Pan” is adapted from a fantasy drama. This fantasy drama was a huge success after its performance in London on December 27, 1904. So author James Barry adapted it to the publication of fairy tales in 1911. For many years, comic books, commemorative albums, prints, and stamps featuring the story of “Peter Pan” are still popular in Europe and the United States. At Christmas every year, “Peter Pan” program is shown on television as a gift to children.
James Barry (1860-1937), the author of “Peter Pan,” is an influential writer in the British literary world. He was awarded the title of knight. he is president of the British Writers Association after Thomas Hardy. Like Peter Pan, Barry personality also has many things that are “never grow up.”
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