Tuesday, July 12, 2016
I'm Sure You'll All Agree
Bad to the Bone: The Worst Children in Literature: Children can be innocent, inquisitive and the embodiment of hope. But those characteristics make for boring stories. Sometimes authors enjoy creating a fictional child that is just plain nasty. Draco Malfoy might be a bigot and a bully, but he’s rarely dull and is a vital ingredient in the Harry Potter novels. Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory would not be such a tasty read without greedy Augustus Gloop, bratty Violet Beauregarde and the spoiled Veruca Salthttp.
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Another list Mike Gonzo is not on.
Miles and Florrie from Henry James's TURN OF THE SCREW. And what about the children in J.G. Ballard's RUNNING WILD?
And a Florida-level melee: http://m.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/crime-law/pbso-nearly-naked-woman-crashes-into-boyfriends-tr/nrw9x/
We need better photos.
A good topic!
I completely forgot about Harriett in Beryl Bainbridge's HARRIETT SAID (a novel from the early 1970s based in part on the real-life murder later made famous by the movie "Heavenly Creatures").
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