Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, In the Night Kitchen, and Outside Over There

Children’s literature is the precedent for the development of all children. Children’s literature varies from poetry to children’s picture books. Every aspect of children’s literature gives an ability to grow a child mentally and develop their ideas and imagination. In early literature, children were romanized to be perfect and well behaved. Author Maurice Sendak counters the idea of a perfect child in his book “Where The Wild Things Are”. Sendak uses his picture book to illustrate a child’s ability to have feelings of anger, resentment, and frustration. The interviewer, Patrick F. Roughen of Red Feather Journal states that“Where the Wild Things Are (1963) contains some of the earliest attempts in children’s literature to represent the intrapsychic challenges of the lives of children. Anger, frustration, and the complexities of parent-child relationships can be found throughout its pages”. “Where the Wild Things Are” reinforces the idea that children are capable of emotions that one would imagine are only depicted in the adult world.

When one thinks of a children's picture book, one usually thinks of bright colors and a story that involves a princess and a prince charming. One of the most classic children's books, Maurice Sendak's Where The Wild Things Are, however, neither uses bright colors nor a traditional love story. Instead the readers meet a young boy, Max, who, when sent to his room without dinner, imagines a far off land. We meet his friends, "the wild things", and learn that Max is the "most wild thing of all". Those aforementioned trends are not the only aspects that set Where The Wild Things Are apart from other children's picture books. Its structure, plot, and message all

Regardless of how a child acts towards their parents, all that matters in the end is their unconditional love for them. However, the time it takes for them to express their gratitude will depend on each child. In the novel The Namesake, Jhumpa Lahiri demonstrates this, describing the life of a young boy named Gogol and his continually progressing relationship with his mother. It demonstrates that a child is unable to view his or her parents as a human being until the parent figure experiences a traumatic event that allows the child to empathize with their parents.

David Pelzer, the main (and perhaps only) protagonist, has struggled with a lot throughout the book I read. The story is mainly about Dave’s determination to withstand his abusive, alcoholic mother, who will, without a second thought, beat him if he doesn’t get his chores done. Even if he does get all of his chores done, he is starved and forced to sleep on an old army cot in his basement while his family lives in the luxury of the upstairs section of the house. The writer, Dave Pelzer, changed the names of his family to keep their anonymity, which was nice of him due to what goes on in his story. This essay is about a book called A Child Called “It.”

‘Piano’ and ‘Hide and seek’ show fond, vivid memories of childhood. The writers have obviously lived a happy life as they write in a joyful tone; this reflects the sentiment of Christie’s quotation. In contrast ‘A Mother in a refugee camp’ and ‘Prayer before Birth’ describe the horror of growing up in a poor environment. ‘Prayer before Birth’ indicates that life is a lottery and it is a matter of luck whether you avoid the hardships and pain of life. However ‘If-’ tries to guide the child away from making mistakes. ‘If,’ describes growing up to be a good and happy person, rather than a fulfilled childhood.

In his latest novel, Jasper Jones (2009), Craig Silvey uses syntax, visual and olfactory imagery, personification and symbolism to describe the inside of Mad Jack Lionel’s dingy house, creating a sinister, gloomy and malicious mood. As this setting is observed through the youthful eyes of the Bildungsroman novel’s narrator, Charlie Bucktin, you receive the eye-opening thoughts and perceptions of a child combined with Silvey’s precisely crafted language, producing an impactful and evocative passage.

Where the Wild Things Are, a children’s book written by Maurice Sendak, is not only directed to young children, but has an underlying message that is intended for older generations to receive. This message, only used to enhance the meaning of the story, describes the addiction for one to have power and be in control. As the story goes on, the realization sets in that maybe the desire for power is not the best, at all times. The use of oppression becomes evident in this story, through Max, the main character, as he strives to control everything around him. Maurice Sendak uses repetition and parallelism in the imagery and text of Where the Wild Things Are to show Max’s progression to assume power and eventually discard it.

Max’s character demonstrates how fighting against discrimination in a society is the only way to make a change. “Our country can’t survive without initiative” (Austen 179). Throughout the novel Max demonstrates bravery, this is evident when Max decide to stand out during the football game and scream at the top of his lungs hoping that people would notice him and realise

Social and physical environments are an integral part of a well developed story. The physical environment is a stage for the introduction of characters. The Stage will immerse the characters within a story and give it context. Social environments are defined by external social constraints. These constraints are used to build and define a culture. The social constraints of a culture will place bounds and limits to the actions of it’s members. This paper will briefly discuss the importance of Social and physical environments, within “Paul’s Case “by Willa Cather and “Death by Landscape” by Margret Atwood

In Helen Macdonald’s memoir, H is for Hawk, she explores her journey of grief and recovery following the death of her father and how a goshawk and the wildness it embodies allows her to rediscover herself and restore her own humanity. In the very first chapter Macdonald takes time to assert her opinion of the sanctity and power of the wild, a world separate from and yet connected to our own, very much like the land of Faery from Gaelic and later English mythologies. To Macdonald the wild is a place and a presence that is both alien and familiar. Macdonald hunts down these places that to her seem to be more deeply connected to that force, wildness within and beyond all things. Macdonald relishes in these places’ beauty, as her father had taught

No one should have to go through life alone, but that is just how it is for some people. It is this way for Max, but then Freak comes along. To start, the fictional novel Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick is a heartwarming story that showcases the unfortunate reality for some of us, while still explaining the importance of friendship and love. Rodman Philbrick makes it a point to show that you shouldn't judge people about their up bringing or size. In Freak the Mighty, Max a teenage boy with a troubled past meets Freak, a boy with a disease that restricts him from growing. The two boys go on countless adventures that involves purses, bad guys, Max’s past, medical buildings, and some dragons. These adventures capture moments that show the

His Aunt Kelly and Uncle Brian report that Max has difficulties with sleeping, exhibits aggression towards his peers, and masturbates roughly at home and school. His sexual aggression is a direct response from the sexual abuse he experienced prior to being placed with Brian and Kelly. Despite the extra time, love, affection, and attention Max is given in this home, the traumatic instances have impeded his capacity to control sexual and contentious urges. (Schamess, G., & Shilkret, R., 2011, pp. 67) This causes Max to engage in inappropriate activities in public. Struggling with controlling himself and his emotions with any stimuli also causes him to act out towards his peers and cousins at home. Unless therapeutic interventions are introduced and implemented, Max will continue to struggle with the ego functioning of Regulation and Control of Instinctual Drives, affecting the outcome of the rest of his

In conclusion exploring all these underlying concepts allows the reader to grasp a deeper sense of what is trying to be explored in the novel. Which can not be done my a child who merrily is looking for a “bedtime

We can see in the prologue that Max is still quite a cold and distant man, and the narrator still lives to serve him, by reading him the paper and other activities like that, so in the end, their relationship still reflects the expectations of this time that a woman should live to please her man, and the man can act however he wants.

The little prince is one of the children’s must-read handbooks with philosophy for grown-ups. This is as a result of the book's significant poetic and optimistic reflections primarily on the existence of human beings (Cengage Learning Gale). The novel demonstrates the author's practical artistic skills through his lyrical, charming and well-illustrations made throughout the book, sweeping the audience into a whirl hood of childhood fancy (Saint-Exupéry). The Little Prince is a simple book with a combination of satire, philosophy, science, imagination and childish vivacity that can command the attention of grown-ups and children’s hearts and minds.