Visions of Childhood

Each short story I have read so far has depicted chilhood in many ways. I really love how in the "Sutton Pie Safe" you get the sense that you will be grown up when you seize opportunities. The young boy is still a child and doesn't understand the value of receiving items from others and using them to his advantage. The second story was "Every Little Hurricane". In this short story the author is saying that childhood is a struggle for some kids. I believe that childhood is depicted much different from the first short story. In the "Sutton Pie Safe" the child has caring parents who are there to help him. In "Every Little Hurricane", the parents and the family leave the kid on his own. They make him go through tough times without any help. I think the author is really pushing towards the fact that in order to get out of childhood you have to be able to handle "hurricanes" on your own. In "Bottle Caps" childhood is depicted as using anything to have fun. Bottle caps are collected by brothers and then used in different ways to have fun. I really get the sense that the author wants me to know that childhood is all about playing and making things out of little or nothing. I also read "Where you going, Where have you been?" In this short story the author shows similarities with "The Sutton Pie Safe". Childhood is depicted as ignorance. The kids in both stories do not listen to what is going on around them, and it haunts them in the end. The last story is called "For Esme". I believe that the author depicts childhood as remembrance. Childhood doesn't end until you want it to.

A television show I think depicts childhood in an interesting way is the Simpsons. I think it depicts childhood as fun, playful, worryless, and much more. The kids are always not following the rules, etc. and enjoying themselves. I believe that it is not similar to any of the stories we have read so far. I believe that it tells the story that children should be allowed to grow up and make mistakes, but have fun as well.