Wild Things by Bruce Handy

Wild Things by Bruce Handy

Author:Bruce Handy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster


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41 What isn’t fun is Twain’s treatment of the book’s villain, Injun Joe, who is repeatedly referred to in racist terms, but without the satiric or moral purpose that underlies the far more infamous treatment of Jim in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

42 In this, she may have much in common with the creators of many imps and brats, human and animal, in children’s literature, from Tom Sawyer, Penrod, and Eloise to Brer Rabbit, Mr. Toad, Squirrel Nutkin, Lily, and Olivia.

43 Speaking of film, there was a Cleary adaptation made in 2010, entitled Ramona and Beezus. It looked awful and avoidable, an impression I chose to believe. But if you’re curious . . . it exists.



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