The great subversive works of children's literature suggest that there are other views of human life besides those … - Alison Lurie

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Alison Lurie

The great subversive works of children's literature suggest that there are other views of human life besides those of the shopping mall and the corporation. They mock current assumptions and express the imaginative, unconventional, noncommercial view of the world in its simplest and purest form. They appeal to the imaginative, questioning, rebellious child within all of us, renew our instinctive energy, and act as a force for change. This is why such literature is worthy of our attention and will endure long after more conventional tales have been forgotten.

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As one went to Europe to see the living past, so one must visit Southern California to observe the future.

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We can lie in the language of dress or try ot tell the truth; but unless we are naked and bald, it is impossible to be silent.

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in a sense much great literature is subversive, since its very existence implies that what matters is art, imagination, and truth. In what we call the real world, on the other hand, what usually counts is money, power, and public success.

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