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Author: Lois Keith Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 9780415937399 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 288
Book Description
Heidi, The Secret Garden, and Pollyanna are all classic "girls' books, " featuring a miracle cure of an invalid character who literally gets up and walks away from illness or paralysis. Such stories were common in Victorian novels and they implicitly conveyed the idea that disability and physical suffering were punishment for wrongdoing: unruly girls could not enter womanhood unless they were tamed, and an accident was the perfect plot device for this transformation. Other characters, like Helen Burns in Jane Eyre or Beth in Little Women, were just too good to live, and died so that another character could be redeemed by their example. Lois Keith points out in this study that the temptation to either cure or kill off disabled characters has surprising tenacity. The widespread belief that a disabled life isn't a full life and that patients can cure themselves through force of will endures to the present day. In Take Up Thy Bed & Walk, Lois Keith brings her lively and observant eye to the classic books of childhood from Jane Eyre, Heidi, and Pollyanna, to modern American classics such as Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie and Judy Blume's Deenie. Keith explores the recurring images of impairment and ill health in literature and asks the reader to reconsider the messages they send to a devoted young audience. This book is also a testament to the singular passion with which these books are read by younger readers and reminds us of the intensity of our own reading experience as children.
Author: Lois Keith Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 9780415937399 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 288
Book Description
Heidi, The Secret Garden, and Pollyanna are all classic "girls' books, " featuring a miracle cure of an invalid character who literally gets up and walks away from illness or paralysis. Such stories were common in Victorian novels and they implicitly conveyed the idea that disability and physical suffering were punishment for wrongdoing: unruly girls could not enter womanhood unless they were tamed, and an accident was the perfect plot device for this transformation. Other characters, like Helen Burns in Jane Eyre or Beth in Little Women, were just too good to live, and died so that another character could be redeemed by their example. Lois Keith points out in this study that the temptation to either cure or kill off disabled characters has surprising tenacity. The widespread belief that a disabled life isn't a full life and that patients can cure themselves through force of will endures to the present day. In Take Up Thy Bed & Walk, Lois Keith brings her lively and observant eye to the classic books of childhood from Jane Eyre, Heidi, and Pollyanna, to modern American classics such as Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie and Judy Blume's Deenie. Keith explores the recurring images of impairment and ill health in literature and asks the reader to reconsider the messages they send to a devoted young audience. This book is also a testament to the singular passion with which these books are read by younger readers and reminds us of the intensity of our own reading experience as children.
Author: Dr. Alvin Haywood, Ed.D. Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc. ISBN: 1098073959 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 88
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If you are ready for a book that will encourage and uplift you, this book is for you! In Take Up Your Bed and Walk: This Is My Story!, the author gives you a detailed and heartfelt chronological account of his journey through and triumph over the devastating effects of deadly cancer in 2007! Now a multiyear cancer survivor/thriver and counting, Dr. Haywood tells about God's grace and continued granting of one new beginning after another! His testimony and message of hope and deliverance proclaims that retirement from a job or career and a subsequent diagnosis of malignant cancer does not have to be the end of things. Embedded throughout his story and testimony are his strong faith in the Word of God and his genuine love and passion for teaching, learning, traveling, and writing.
Author: Ann Swindell Publisher: NavPress ISBN: 1496419006 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 265
Book Description
What if God wants you to wait? Most of us know what it’s like to wait for God to change our circumstances. But, whether we’re waiting for physical healing, emotional breakthrough, or better relationships, waiting is something we usually try to avoid. Why? Because waiting is painful and hard. The truth is, it’s also inevitable. In Still Waiting, Ann Swindell explores the depths of why God wants us to wait by chronicling her own compelling story of waiting for healing from an incurable condition. She offers a vibrant retelling of the biblical account of the Bleeding Woman that parallels her story—and yours, too. Let Ann help you see the promise that is hidden in the ache of waiting and the hope of what God can—and will—do as you wait on him.
Author: Charles Fillmore Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486316092 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 722
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A key to Charles Fillmore's original form of religious expression, this volume is a core text of the Unity movement and interprets the hidden meanings of the Bible's names, places, and events.
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