tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post9698320593731447..comments2024-03-28T09:00:59.909+11:00Comments on The Vince Review: 'Little Town on the Prairie' by Laura Ingalls WilderPaula Vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-55486723875947087122024-02-21T07:36:56.390+11:002024-02-21T07:36:56.390+11:00I couldn't agree more.
How can we learn from ...I couldn't agree more. <br />How can we learn from history if we banish all prevailing attitudes of a time period. from our literature and stories?<br />One of my triggers.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-22086549162889290202024-02-21T04:48:01.407+11:002024-02-21T04:48:01.407+11:00I wondered that, too, although, I got the copy I r...I wondered that, too, although, I got the copy I read off the library shelf just this week! It's still there for any modern day kid to borrow, complete with illustration. I personally think it is better to have history accurately recorded, no matter how cringy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-44865152683455868112024-02-20T08:00:15.217+11:002024-02-20T08:00:15.217+11:00That's eyebrow-raising for sure!
I wonder if ...That's eyebrow-raising for sure! <br />I wonder if it's been changed in modern reprints. We have old Puffin editions. Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-27784821806385102032024-02-20T01:31:15.621+11:002024-02-20T01:31:15.621+11:00I was surprised by the blackface scene.I was surprised by the blackface scene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-40665367680166679052018-07-24T08:23:09.474+10:002018-07-24T08:23:09.474+10:00It was what we might call an awkward situation at ...It was what we might call an awkward situation at the start but went far beyond! People of our era would be encouraged to speak up and not just keep our mouths shut. We have Mrs Brewster's deep depression, the threat of domestic violence, and the little boy Johnny being in the middle of it all. I can remember as a kid thinking Mrs B was terrible, but as you say, we can't help feeling differently now. I can see there'll be a lot to mention in next month's review 😉 Thanks for your comments, Ruth. Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-20541065855157614352018-07-24T04:45:29.655+10:002018-07-24T04:45:29.655+10:00Yes, speaking of the next situation...the Brewster...Yes, speaking of the next situation...the Brewsters...for one, I don't know what I would have done to keep my own mouth shut (thinking as an adult in a hostile situation w/ a hurting woman -- I do have empathy for that poor woman, but that's another story). But at 15...I think Laura was...I would have not been able to keep that to myself; my parents would have removed me from that situation. That's just the way it was (in the 70s).Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-75607949744247353382018-07-23T10:46:52.066+10:002018-07-23T10:46:52.066+10:00That's very true, poor Laura. They were differ...That's very true, poor Laura. They were different times indeed, which probably required more of a sense of self-accountability than expectations of our era. And as we know, her rigid attitude probably stood her in good stead for the next book, and her rough experiences with the Brewster family, when many would have just left. Looking ahead but anxious to get on with it 😊<br /><br />In our household, we've been arguing over whether to purchase a pet cat, and I love how Pa pays big money for a scarce kitten, before she's even old enough to leave her mother.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-76201117496968555652018-07-23T10:37:17.202+10:002018-07-23T10:37:17.202+10:00Beautifully said, and glad you pointed out the fam...Beautifully said, and glad you pointed out the family loyalty and love. <br /><br />Laura was a worry wort; even Pa commented at one point, that he didn't know she was old enough "to worry." I do think, however, that her obsessive-compulsive self-blame disorder was based on her parents' upbringing to raise their girls to race to adulthood and take full responsibility, regardless. It's what leaders do. Hence, I think there was more encouragement and expectation in Laura's time for mature, fearless leaders than there is today. In a way, that is why we have a difficult time reading Laura's side of the story (what went on in the classroom) and consider how much different we would have handled Ms. Wilder! Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.com