Several of the stories we discussed in class were written by authors who subtly subverted the concept of authority in their stories. In "Peter Rabbit," Peter runs away from where he's supposed to be and goes to Mr. MacGregor's garden, the place where his mother told him not to go. He stole and ate food until he was stuffed. Peter was caught Mr. MacGregor, ran all the way home, lost his clothes, and ended up with a stomach ache.
When he got back home, Peter's mother never scolded him for disobeying her and getting into trouble in the garden. She sent him to bed and made him some tea for his stomach ache. Beatrix Potter subverts the authority in this story because Peter deliberately does the exact opposit of what his mother says and he does not get into trouble. "Boys will be boys" is the cliche that comes to mind while reading this story. Potter is not telling kids to disobey their parents, but she's showing that kids will have fun and get into trouble no matter what. "Where the Wild Things Are" and Dr. Suess' "The Cat in the Hat" are other examples of stories in which authority is subverted.
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Check Vista for your fourth journal and reading grades. About the reading, I found only a title in the March 7th reading.
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