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“More than a few early it-narratives verged on pornography.”
“If the ability to circulate enabled object narrators to prompt class critique, it also allowed for more straightforward modes of entertainment.”
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“One such collection of it-narratives survives in the form of the tiny manuscript books authored by children associated with the prominent New England Hale family.”
“While today we think of Toy Story as children’s media, the it-narrative originated as a decidedly adult genre.”
“For some authors of nineteenth-century children’s literature, it-narratives thus offered a framework for encouraging young readers to self-police their own behavior.”
“As literary scholar Leah Price has observed , the it-narrative’s premise held special appeal for Christian missionaries, whose evangelical activities likewise hinged on social circulation.”
“With its episodic structure, the it-narrative echoed the form of picaresque novels such as The History of Tom Jones (1749) and popular adventure fiction such as Robinson Crusoe (1719).”
“The adventures of Addison’s titular shilling include being hoarded, offered as a bribe, and sent as an insulting accompaniment to a letter disinheriting a son.”
“As such details suggest, more than a few early it-narratives verged on pornography.”
“Instead, the toys gathered in young Maggy Howard’s room are simple objects crafted from rubber, tin, and wood.”
“Nineteenth-century children themselves, however, had their own take on such tales.”
“Toys, of course, are not the only small things that children carry these days.”
“What’s more, as tales that turn on the circulation and exchange of commodities, it-narratives were particularly apt vehicles for critiquing Britain’s burgeoning consumer culture.”
“Others emphasize the role of objects in networks of human relations.”
“The novel features several chapters set among an invented group of Indigenous Americans, whose “females” and their private habits come in for voyeuristic scrutiny.”
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“Just as Toy Story asks audiences to take seriously the world of childhood play, stories like “What the Playthings Said” envision a world in which children and their things make an impact.”