tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657368378863560055.post790188811254476423..comments2024-03-23T09:09:59.386-04:00Comments on ANNIE AND AUNT: More MagicAnniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668869030805539811noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657368378863560055.post-76247608855343963462011-09-05T14:08:56.182-04:002011-09-05T14:08:56.182-04:00I think the gender attitudes in AOAKF are perfectl...I think the gender attitudes in AOAKF are perfectly representative of their time and place which is one of the main roles of historical fiction. <br /><br />The dusting episode is actually not a competition and to me, it is more an example of good parenting - using novelty and fun to make children do something they don't want to do. It also illustrates how back then, everyone had to work to make the household run (another good lesson) - boys had chores or jobs, too but they were often not in the home and, as this family has 5 girls initially, those jobs are not shown here. <br /><br />And who wouldn't want a son back when girls couldn't do much of anything, including take on a role of any significance in the Jewish community, particularly the saying of Kaddish (the mourner's prayer, traditionally said by a son for his parents)? My girls are always asking "Why couldn't girls do anything back then?" and what better way for them to appreciate that girls and women now CAN do anything and everything? <br /><br />So the roles of women and girls in the book don't bother me at all - if they were in a book set NOW, that would be a different story.Even in Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477875616674358434noreply@blogger.com