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pgd
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01 Mar 2011, 1:09 pm

In the two books about Alice In Wonderland, why was Alice so verbally abused (called stupid/silly) so regularly by the adults/characters she encountered in the story?



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01 Mar 2011, 2:51 pm

It was written at a time when children weren't valued as much as they are today.


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01 Mar 2011, 3:08 pm

CockneyRebel wrote:
It was written at a time when children weren't valued as much as they are today.


Children were meant to be seen and not heard.



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01 Mar 2011, 4:17 pm

CockneyRebel wrote:
It was written at a time when children weren't valued as much as they are today.

I agree.