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Scariness

Scariness. An In-Depth Look. Misconceptions Review. “Adults... don’t like to have it pointed out to them that childhood is a scary time and the world of Children’s Literature a very scary place”(31). Misconceptions Review.

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Scariness

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  1. Scariness An In-Depth Look

  2. Misconceptions Review “Adults... don’t like to have it pointed out to them that childhood is a scary time and the world of Children’s Literature a very scary place”(31)

  3. Misconceptions Review “Adults often have a saccharine notion of Children’s Literature as sweet and cute, but to maintain that illusion they have to seize on happy and upbeat moments and race over events of the other kind”(31)

  4. The Reality of Fear Scariness = a specialty market in adult literature Scariness = in most/all good children’s literature Neurasthenia means fear is more acute for kids

  5. Fear in Context as with a game of “Boo”, scariness = “discomforting fun” if it is within a safe context Literature provides that context - Do non-fiction and historical fiction fit with this idea?

  6. Discomforting Fun “Being frightened is stimulating and thrilling because it wakes up a more vivid self in response... it invokes a heightened recognition of being an individual”(49)

  7. Censorship At what age does a child begin to recognize the difference between fact and fiction?

  8. Two Traditions of Scariness Frighten Kids into good behaviour (eg) Hoffmann. Encourage a mastery of fears (eg) Sendak.

  9. Tradition # 1“Shock-Headed Peter” Published in 1845 A series of cautionary tales about thumb-sucking, not finishing your food, playing with matches, and all sorts of other bad behaviour Struwwelpeter Online

  10. Tradition # 1Fairy Tales Perrault vs. Brothers Grimm (tradition # 1 vs. Tradition # 2?) Which version did you read? Why are many people now uncomfortable with this tradition of scariness?

  11. Tradition # 2:“Where the Wild Things Are” “It is through fantasy that children achieve catharsis. It is the best means they have for taming the Wild Things.” --Maurice Sendak defending himself in his Caldecott Medal acceptance speech

  12. Tradition # 2:The Uses of Enchantment Acknowledge that evil exists instead of deceiving children Fairy tales directly present and address children’s fears Models and lessons suggesting that children can become heroes/heroines who can master their fears

  13. Identify an implied argument of this video re: childhood, fear, parenting, monsters, or media.

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