English 2033E Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Half-Breed, Mendelian Inheritance, Total Depravity
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George macdonald, the princess and the goblin (1872: ch. [irene] was rather afraid, but her curiosity was stronger than her fear, and she opened the door very gently and peeped in. When she came back, she sat down again, and without a word began her spinning once more, while irene, who had never seen a spinning-wheel, stood by her side and looked on. We also associate a spinning wheel (sleeping beauty) with danger. The old woman combined with the magic and being in an isolated area seems sinister. The woman telling her not to tell anyone else also seems sketchy. This novel is picking up on fairy tale traditions but not exactly the same. 12 (p. 91) the angel in the house. Mrs. peterson was such a nice good mother! All mothers are nice and good more or less, but mrs. peterson was nice and good all more and no less.
