Comments on: Little House on the Prairie, 75 Years Later http://www.litdrift.com/2010/01/11/little-house-on-the-prairie-75-years-later/ Storytelling in the 21st Century Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:04:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: will shetterly http://www.litdrift.com/2010/01/11/little-house-on-the-prairie-75-years-later/comment-page-1/#comment-1878 will shetterly Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:58:36 +0000 http://www.litdrift.com/?p=3580#comment-1878 Uh, "is perfectly natural." My copyediting sucks this morning. Uh, “is perfectly natural.” My copyediting sucks this morning.

]]> By: will shetterly http://www.litdrift.com/2010/01/11/little-house-on-the-prairie-75-years-later/comment-page-1/#comment-1877 will shetterly Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:57:09 +0000 http://www.litdrift.com/?p=3580#comment-1877 I came across this because I was doing some googling about the book. As I said elsewhere, it's a minor character who thinks the only good Indian is a dead Indian. But Pa disagrees. He's a voice of moral authority in the book. In his response to her, he not only says Indians are the same as whites, he says the hatred of some Indians is being perfectly natural given the way whites treated them. I came across this because I was doing some googling about the book. As I said elsewhere, it’s a minor character who thinks the only good Indian is a dead Indian. But Pa disagrees. He’s a voice of moral authority in the book. In his response to her, he not only says Indians are the same as whites, he says the hatred of some Indians is being perfectly natural given the way whites treated them.

]]> By: Therese http://www.litdrift.com/2010/01/11/little-house-on-the-prairie-75-years-later/comment-page-1/#comment-1074 Therese Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:00:04 +0000 http://www.litdrift.com/?p=3580#comment-1074 I read a little ways into Little House in the Big Woods a while ago, and was hugely impressed by the descriptions of Ma making her own cheese, Pa slaughtering and processing an entire pig, filching honey from a bear, the cabin being stalked by a jaguar, and so on. It was just amazing to me, the skills these people had, and the degree of self-sufficiency. I read a little ways into Little House in the Big Woods a while ago, and was hugely impressed by the descriptions of Ma making her own cheese, Pa slaughtering and processing an entire pig, filching honey from a bear, the cabin being stalked by a jaguar, and so on. It was just amazing to me, the skills these people had, and the degree of self-sufficiency.

]]> By: NicoleS http://www.litdrift.com/2010/01/11/little-house-on-the-prairie-75-years-later/comment-page-1/#comment-1071 NicoleS Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:25:58 +0000 http://www.litdrift.com/?p=3580#comment-1071 I decided to revisit Little Women this year. I'm going through it rather slowly, but it really is such a good read. It feels nice to call on old friends. I'm curious, now, if I would enjoy Little House. I loved the books so much as a little girl. I'll have to tackle those again soon. I decided to revisit Little Women this year. I’m going through it rather slowly, but it really is such a good read. It feels nice to call on old friends.

I’m curious, now, if I would enjoy Little House. I loved the books so much as a little girl. I’ll have to tackle those again soon.

]]> By: HPL http://www.litdrift.com/2010/01/11/little-house-on-the-prairie-75-years-later/comment-page-1/#comment-1070 HPL Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:42:40 +0000 http://www.litdrift.com/?p=3580#comment-1070 Very interesting, though I'm not totally surprised it hasn't held up quite as well as you might think. I love the idea that some books are meant to be read aloud, and I also think it was smart how you resisted the urge to put the book down and found something in it beyond your first reaction. Very interesting, though I’m not totally surprised it hasn’t held up quite as well as you might think. I love the idea that some books are meant to be read aloud, and I also think it was smart how you resisted the urge to put the book down and found something in it beyond your first reaction.

]]> By: Toby Shuster http://www.litdrift.com/2010/01/11/little-house-on-the-prairie-75-years-later/comment-page-1/#comment-1069 Toby Shuster Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:54:13 +0000 http://www.litdrift.com/?p=3580#comment-1069 yes, I agree. I'm not denying the quality of the books, and I will definitely return to this series when I have kids. But, until then, I'm going to leave Wilder alone... yes, I agree. I’m not denying the quality of the books, and I will definitely return to this series when I have kids. But, until then, I’m going to leave Wilder alone…

]]> By: claire http://www.litdrift.com/2010/01/11/little-house-on-the-prairie-75-years-later/comment-page-1/#comment-1068 claire Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:20:04 +0000 http://www.litdrift.com/?p=3580#comment-1068 Oh, Toby, I could not disagree more!! I blew through Little House in the Big Woods all the way to Little Town on the Prairie (or whichever one it was when Almanzo and his brother hid their seed behind a fake wall in the shop) last Christmas and loved every minute of it. I was just as enthralled, and perhaps even more aware as an adult, about how stressful it must have been for the family to try and eek a life out of the American landscape, packing up their covered wagon and moving every year or so. The prose is definitely simple and written for children, and won't find the depth that you do in Little Women, but this definitely a series I plan on returning to over and over with my own children. Oh, Toby, I could not disagree more!! I blew through Little House in the Big Woods all the way to Little Town on the Prairie (or whichever one it was when Almanzo and his brother hid their seed behind a fake wall in the shop) last Christmas and loved every minute of it. I was just as enthralled, and perhaps even more aware as an adult, about how stressful it must have been for the family to try and eek a life out of the American landscape, packing up their covered wagon and moving every year or so. The prose is definitely simple and written for children, and won’t find the depth that you do in Little Women, but this definitely a series I plan on returning to over and over with my own children.

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