Mixed Messages: The Problem of Class in Mary Norton’s Borrowers Series.

Scholars have posited various theories as to which sector of society Mary Norton’s Borrowers most closely reflect, from exploitative aristocrats to helpless victims. Through social and literary contextualization, this article highlights the ways in which Norton represents social class in the series...

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Published in:	Children's Literature in Education Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 187 - 195
Main Author:	Travis, Madelyn
Format:	Literary Criticism
Published:	Springer Nature Sep2007
Subjects:	Social classes Aristocracy (Social class) Class differences Class identity Class society Norton, Mary, 1903-1992
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	Scholars have posited various theories as to which sector of society Mary Norton’s Borrowers most closely reflect, from exploitative aristocrats to helpless victims. Through social and literary contextualization, this article highlights the ways in which Norton represents social class in the series and explores the competing ideologies embedded in the texts.