Friday, January 23, 2009

The Giving Tree

This book by Shel Silverstein is inappropriate for children and adults. The boy and the Giving Tree are not friends; the boy abuses the Giving Tree, manipulates it and takes advantage of its kindness and generosity repeatedly. These are not lessons to teach our children. The Giving Tree should literally be renamed the Doormat Tree, and all people who are abused should have to read it as part of a program of aversion therapy.
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  1. DixieJanuary 24, 2009 at 12:12 PM

    So true- and I think especially damaging to little girls. The tree is the lady who does whatever she can for her man, as long as he sticks around (for the most part). Bogus.

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  2. HeidiJanuary 26, 2009 at 8:15 AM

    Totally. And she's held out as this paragon.

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