Depictions of Children and the Adult’s Journey in the Arts.

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter I -- Introduction -- Clairvoyant Children -- The Blind Child -- Conclusions -- Chapter II -- Introduction -- From Reality to a World Beyond -- Children in Distress -- Education, Spirituality, and Children as Metaphors -- The Female Child -- Conclusions -- Chapter III -- Introduction -- Gardens and Growing -- Gardens, Children and Terror -- Death Dialogues -- Plants and Gardens in Harry Potter -- Conclusions -- Chapter IV -- Introduction -- Cities of Lost Children -- The Warden of the Dead -- The Guide -- Conclusions -- Chapter V -- The Eye and the Narrative -- Fear and the Eye -- Mirroring -- Conclusions -- Chapter VI -- Bibliography -- Index.

Why do adults write about the child and why do they choose to depict children? This book looks at various examples from literature, art and film to analyze aspects of adults' outlook on the child, and what it tells us about the adult. It pays special attention to the eye motif, as well as looking, watching and representing children. It outlines what might become an interesting topic of analysis for other studies, namely, the idea that the adult's journey to self-actualization passes through writing for and about children. Rather than drawing major conclusions, the book opens venues for further thought on the topics treated. It also brings together works that might not have been compared or contrasted before, so that the reader can acquire a broader view of the threads that connect literature, art and film.

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