The Relationship of Literature and Society Author(s): Milton C. Albrecht Reviewed work(s): Source: American Journal of Sociology‚ Vol. 59‚ No. 5 (Mar.‚ 1954)‚ pp. 425-436 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2772244 . Accessed: 16/02/2012 05:03 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars
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Literature and Society For my essay this week‚ I chose to use the Reader-Response Perspective to write about Kate Chopin’s piece The Story of an Hour and Bobbie Ann Mason’s story called Shiloh. I believe this approach works well for both of these stories because “one benefit of using reader-response perspective to interpret literary works is that you begin with what is primary and basic—your initial reaction‚ your primary responses” (DiYanni‚ R. pp. 2177. Since both stories deal with the
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Applying Theories to Children’s Literature By reading books that was written a long time ago and reading the books that are written today‚ you can see that there are a difference in the theoretical models of childhood development that can be found in children’s literature. Children’s books and the literature have been used to help the children to classify how the world is. So many “thinkers” or “dreamers” thought that children’s development happens in different stages and that with each of the stages;
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children to understand; they believe the children should be kept uninformed. In Literature for Children A Short Introduction‚ Author David Russell explains
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(SPK101) II. LITERATURE (3) American Lit Fa08 (Children’s Literature for the Elementary Teacher LAL252 required for elementary majors) III. HUMANITIES (6) Humanities electives are marked with an asterisk (*) in the course descriptions for the following disciplines: Art‚ Drama‚ Foreign Language‚ History‚ Literature‚ Music‚ and Philosophy. The required six hours must represent a mini- mum of two disciplines. Art and/or Music Appreciation are suggested. Children’s Lit Music of
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Social Equality in Children ’s Literature To begin with‚ we should say what social equality is in general. Social equality is a state of social affairs where all the people within the same group or any other formation have the same rights and‚ what is more important‚ the same status in certain respects. Some basic differences may divide people in social hierarchy. The main ones are gender‚ race‚ or wealth. But why is it so significant especially in children literature? To my mind‚ the second question
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Tan-Related Text For Run Lola Run Shaun Tan’s The Red Tree almost defies any rational classification. To the ear it reads as a sparsely written children’s book‚ but to the eye the book’s lavish depictions of isolation and despair require a much deeper analysis. The basic story of a little girl having a particularly horrid day is not uncommon in children’s literature. What separates this book from others of the same genre is Shaun Tan’s wholly idiosyncratic artwork. The slender story line depicts
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Fantasy and Poetry in Children’s literature The two selections of literature are Cinderella for the fantasy story and a poem by Eloise Greenfield called “Tradition”. Both selections are from different cultural traditions‚ but portray positive messages to children and adults in today’s society. Every little girl dreams of finding her prince charming. There are more than 1500 different versions of “Cinderella” from cultures all over the world. The story of Cinderella has been in existence since
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Title: Make Way for Ducklings Author: Robert McCloskey Illustrator: Robert McCloskey Publisher: The Viking Press Date of Publication: 1941 Genre: Picture Book Short Synopsis: Mr. and Mrs. Mallard fly north to look for a place to live. Their first choice is the Public Garden in Boston‚ but when Mrs. Mallard is almost run over by a bike she decides that it is not a good place to bring up a family. They finally decide on a spot on the Charles River and meet a Policeman called Michael
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