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{{short description|1955 short story by Sylvia Plath}} |
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"'''Superman and Paula Brown's New Snowsuit'''" is a short story |
"'''Superman and Paula Brown's New Snowsuit'''" is a short story by [[Sylvia Plath]], written in 1955. It deals with children's fantasies (about [[Superman]]) and with how children can put blame on others for their material losses (a ruined [[snowsuit]]) and easily fall into collective blaming. When you are accused of something, in reality Superman is never around to save you easily.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teachit.co.uk/armoore/anthology/superman.htm |title=Superman and Paula Brown's New Snowsuit |website=www.teachit.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051124190820/http://www.teachit.co.uk/armoore/anthology/superman.htm |archive-date=2005-11-24}} </ref> |
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It also mentions the motif of colours, and it's change throughout the story, and how it can disappear when children are forced to grow up. When America joins [[World War Two]] after the [[attack on Pearl Harbour]] in December, 1941, her imagination is destroyed after seeing a Prisoner of War camp in a film, which shows her that not all things in life are as she thinks. |
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<ref>http://www.teachit.co.uk/armoore/anthology/superman.htm</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 14:46, 23 May 2023
"Superman and Paula Brown's New Snowsuit" is a short story by Sylvia Plath, written in 1955. It deals with children's fantasies (about Superman) and with how children can put blame on others for their material losses (a ruined snowsuit) and easily fall into collective blaming. When you are accused of something, in reality Superman is never around to save you easily.[1]
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[edit]- ^ "Superman and Paula Brown's New Snowsuit". www.teachit.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2005-11-24.
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