Child empowerment in children's literature.

• Main Author: Chun, Yuan Shan.
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities::Literature
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44817
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In a child’s world, obedience is a not altogether foreign word. Following instructions is common and failure to do so often seems to result in dire consequences. Adult authority and societal norms dictate actions, but in some of Brothers Grimm and Roald Dahl texts, we are presented with the idea of...