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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Filed in archive In the Spotlight by Melissa Petri on July 20, 2005

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is out in the theaters now. And just like the other stories for children written by Roald Dahl, many adultslinks find that they do not like this story.
"We believe that we understand and communicate with our children far better than our parents or grandparents did with theirs, and we therefore can't imagine that our kids could secretly feel oppressed by our reasonable and enlightened approach to child-rearing. Dahl's books mercilessly upend this illusion of harmony."


Margaret Talbot's analogy of "Why Children love Roald Dahl's stories and may adults don't" makes for a very interesting read.

As for me, I actually like Dahl's work. I wouldn't restrict my son and prevent him to watch and/or read Dahl's work.

"Children understand that the world isn't all sweetness and light. The world is also full of fear and violence and sadness and loneliness, and it can be a random and inexplicable place," said Todd Leopold. I agree. Even for kids, life isn't like how it is in Mary Poppins and Disney films.







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