Last week we spoke about fairy tales and their place in literature. We discussed whether or not they should be taken seriously as works that critique society and have more of a purpose than to entertain. In previous blog posts I discussed how I believed they did function in all of the roles aforementioned. This theme of social critique hit a chord with the books that were assigned this week. More accurately, it resonates with "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents". This concept hit me when I read the following quote, "' Listen, Peaches, trickery is what humans are all about,' said the voice of Maurice. 'They're so keen on tricking one another all the time that they elect governments to do it for them.'" I also think this book is being used as a medium to critique society, because as we also discussed, children are able to relate to animals in literature. This is because of the similar power restraints they live under.
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