『피터 팬』을 통해 본 어린이문학 연구의 쟁점
Peter Pan and Controversial Issues in Children's Literature Scholarship
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A few years ago, one of the experts in children’s literature in Korea criticized Peter Pan for its portrayal of violence and imperialist ideology. He even claims that children should not read Peter Pan any more. Despite his meticulous analysis and fresh insights, he made a grave mistake of confusing and blending Peter Pan the myth and Peter Pan the text in his analysis. His mistake reveals that Peter Pan is a text that raises important issues for the scholars and the readers of children’s literature. Peter Pan, like many other children’s stories, has a complicated textual history, and it implies the importance of choosing a text or texts in children’s literature scholarship. In addition, although the portrayal of violence and war raises a concern for many critics and parents for they have been generally considered unsuitable for children's literature, Peter Pan shows a possibility of using these subjects to condemn them. At the same time, in portraying violence, Peter Pan challenges the Victorian concept of childhood and raises the question of proper subjects for rapidly changing field of children’s literature. Despite its shortcomings, Peter Pan is an examplary text for investigating some of the important issues in children’s literature scholarship. In addition, its multi-layered meanings will have an appeal for children of all ages. Thus, Peter Pan is not a book to be thrown away, but a story that readers and scholars should return periodically to find new meanings.
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A few years ago, one of the experts in children’s literature in Korea criticized Peter Pan for its portrayal of violence and imperialist ideology. He even claims that children should not read Peter Pan any more. Despite his meticulous analysis and fresh insights, he made a grave mistake of confusing and blending Peter Pan the myth and Peter Pan the text in his analysis. His mistake reveals that Peter Pan is a text that raises important issues for the scholars and the readers of children’s literature. Peter Pan, like many other children’s stories, has a complicated textual history, and it implies the importance of choosing a text or texts in children’s literature scholarship. In addition, although the portrayal of violence and war raises a concern for many critics and parents for they have been generally considered unsuitable for children's literature, Peter Pan shows a possibility of using these subjects to condemn them. At the same time, in portraying violence, Peter Pan challenges the Victorian concept of childhood and raises the question of proper subjects for rapidly changing field of children’s literature. Despite its shortcomings, Peter Pan is an examplary text for investigating some of the important issues in children’s literature scholarship. In addition, its multi-layered meanings will have an appeal for children of all ages. Thus, Peter Pan is not a book to be thrown away, but a story that readers and scholars should return periodically to find new meanings.
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