Children Are Interesting Little Humans - 1149 Words

Children are interesting little humans. The prejudices and malice of society are hindered by the infant innocence, to such extent, that children do not comprehend what they say. Philosophy describes children as tabula rasa, meaning their minds are like blank slates. However, being blank slates can be a nuisance because children learn anything, despite the morality of what they are taught. The author, uses the characters from the story to portray the development of children’s mind and innocence. The girls’ attitudes change as the story progresses from ignorance, hatred, groupthink, to coming of age. Packer begins by describing the arrival of the white girls of Troop 909 to the Crescendo Brownie Camp, â€Å"They turtled out from their bus in pairs, their rolled up sleeping bags chromatized with Disney characters† (Packer 1). This suggests, that the African American girls see the white girls as graceless human beings. With this in mind, Arnetta, the leader of the African American brownie group begins to make negative comments about Troop 909, â€Å"Caucasian Chihuahuas† (Packer 2). The Brownie Girls are in fourth grader, thus, their vocabulary is not very extensive. Therefore, the complexity of the words they use as insults ware not completely understood by any of the girls in the group. Their unfamiliarity with the advanced vocabulary and the incorrect use of such, shows the girls’ unawareness of the actual significance of the supposedly terrible insults. To put it another way, theShow MoreRelatedThe Fairy Story Of Briar Rose898 Words   |  4 PagesScaring children is about assisting them to cope with, or comprehend their own fears. Although the task is not easy, various authors have managed to strike the balance where the scary and fairy tales evoke the feelings helping children explore fear, grief, anxiety and even imaginary happiness. 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But social scientists