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Intro. 🖋️ The Vision of P.L. Travers on Mary Poppins The Mary Poppins created by P.L. Travers's books (the first published in 1934) are markedly different from Disney's film version, and it is the one that directly feeds the theory of the supernatural entity:
1. A Formidable and Enigmatic Being Travers described Mary Poppins as a woman who "never wastes time being nice" . Harsh and Severe: The original Mary Poppins is authoritarian, bossy and often stern. While he brings magic and order, he never offers tenderness or sentimentality to children. Terrifying and Fascinating: Children perceive it with a mixture of fear and excitement. The books point out that "it was impossible to look at Mary Poppins and disobey her. There was something strange and amazing about her, something that was scary and, at the same time, exciting" . No Explanations: Poppins is mysterious and never explains her magic or her origin. Travers believed that by explaining something, the reader missed the opportunity to find its p
Mary Poppins the Entity of Joy.
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Mary Poppins the Entity of Joy.
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Intro. 🖋️ The Vision of P.L. Travers on Mary Poppins The Mary Poppins created by P.L. Travers's books (the first published in 1934) are markedly different from Disney's film version, and it is the one that directly feeds the theory of the supernatural entity:
1. A Formidable and Enigmatic Being Travers described Mary Poppins as a woman who "never wastes time being nice" . Harsh and Severe: The original Mary Poppins is authoritarian, bossy and often stern. While he brings magic and order, he never offers tenderness or sentimentality to children. Terrifying and Fascinating: Children perceive it with a mixture of fear and excitement. The books point out that "it was impossible to look at Mary Poppins and disobey her. There was something strange and amazing about her, something that was scary and, at the same time, exciting" . No Explanations: Poppins is mysterious and never explains her magic or her origin. Travers believed that by explaining something, the reader missed the opportunity to find its p
Mary Poppins the Entity of Joy.
@Dazhner
Mary Poppins the Entity of Joy.