To: The Blitherer
Lord of the Rings. - A muddled message.
Chronicles of Narnia. - Better but still weak.
Hans Christian Anderson. - Useful, in that children are taught that there are real dangers in the world and that evil is evil but they tend to be overly moralistic - in a simplistic way.
To: PetroniusMaximus; The Blitherer
Lord of the Rings. - A muddled message. Shirley, you can't be series.
109 posted on
08/01/2007 9:35:38 AM PDT by
Corin Stormhands
(I drink coffee for your protection.)
To: PetroniusMaximus
But can you see the difference between magic as a plot device and “real world” stories glorifying the occult?
115 posted on
08/01/2007 9:44:20 AM PDT by
The Blitherer
(What would a Free Man do?)
To: PetroniusMaximus
Hans Christian Anderson. - Useful, in that children are taught that there are real dangers in the world and that evil is evil but they tend to be overly moralistic - in a simplistic way.Hmmm. Some of the HCA stories have witches in them, don't they? Otherwise, they kinda sounds like the Harry Potter stories.
298 posted on
08/01/2007 12:18:55 PM PDT by
SuziQ
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