Secrets, Lies and Children’s Fiction
Description
Many children learn from a young age to tell the truth. They also learn that some lies are necessary in order to survive in a world that paradoxically values truth-telling, but practises deception. This book examines this paradox by considering how deception is often a necessary means of survival for individuals, families, governments, and animals.
Keywords
Social ScienceSociologyMarriage & FamilyLiterary CriticismChildren's & Young Adult LiteratureChildren's StudiesSemiotics & TheoryAnthropologyCultural & SocialFamily & RelationshipsLife StagesAdolescence
2013Book
Author(s)Kerry Mallan
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781137274656
LanguageEnglish
