"Patterns of sublimation begin in childhood. So does binary and
hierarchical thinking. The child must be trained to see in
oppositions and on a scale of order. So the story of nation and
people, race and culture begins as the bedtime story." (The author)
How else, asks Rashna Singh, do we explain the uncanny physical
resemblance between Osama bin Laden and the evil Jaffar (of
Disney's motion picture Aladdin)? Singh provides a most persuasive
argument for why these sentiments are both insidious and
compelling, and how they resonate to this day. While she includes
such classic examples as The Secret Garden, Robinson Crusoe, and
the Babar series, it is her inclusion of genuinely neglected
fictions that lends her analyses a special richness. In an engaging
narrative style, Singh demonstrates how constructions of character
evolve into cultural imprints which encourage their young readers
to choose the "goodly" side, with little thought of "badly"
repercussions.
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