Smith, Vivienne (2008) Gatty’s Tale; or virtue restored. English in Education, 42 (1). pp. 24-36. ISSN 0425-0494
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Abstract
Most children’s books assume a moral framework in which their characters live and grow, but in most cases, morality remains extrinsic to the characters themselves: it is what happens to them and what they do, rather than what they believe and who they become. Kevin Crossley-Holland’s novel Gatty’s Tale, is unusual in that it presents a protagonist for whom being good matters for its own sake. This article explores Gatty’s developing goodness, and shows how Crossley-Holland helps young readers understand what virtue is.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 38314 |
| Keywords: | Gatty’s Tale, virtue , faith, Kevin Crossley-Holland , morality in children’s literature, reading, Language and Literature, Theory and practice of education |
| Subjects: | Language and Literature Education > Theory and practice of education |
| Department: | Faculty of Humanities And Social Sciences > Education |
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| Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Mar 2012 11:28 |
| Last modified: | 06 Jun 2013 15:42 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/38314 |
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