Chapter 38 Postscript Back to Childhood (2)

--------------- Postscript Back to Childhood (2) --------------- Because of this, the mindless bear created by Milne and all the animals with different personalities in the Hundred Acre Forest jointly staged scenes of ups and downs like our real life.Drama is inseparable from coincidences. Every story in the play is very simple and short, but there are many coincidences.For example, the story of Pooh helping Eyo to find the tail is not complicated - Eyo lost his tail, Pooh helped him find it, so Pooh went to ask the owl for advice, because the owl is very knowledgeable.When Pooh knocked on the owl's door, the author actually gave a hint, but he distracted the reader's attention through a series of humorous moments-a typo on the door plate and a funny dialogue between the owl and Pooh-and finally Leading to the answer: It turns out that Yiyo's tail is the bell that rings the owl's door.Similar coincidences are found in other stories, too, and Milne usually adopts the narrative technique of modern feature films, narrating simultaneous events in several threads, and finally, when these events converge on the same time and place, the story's dramatic It is fully represented (such as the story of Piglet and Pooh repairing the house for Eyo).

Milne's witty and humorous style is also prominent in the novel, which is emphatically reflected in the language of the characters.For example, the story of "Piglet meets the Proboscis", after several clues told by Milne, finally, when Piglet regarded Pooh trapped in the trap as the Proboscis, Terrified, he ran to Christopher Robin, calling for help along the way.To show how nervous Piglet was, Milne repeated Piglet's call four times, but each time Piglet said something different - because he was so nervous, Piglet yelled "Help" instead of "Help." Secret", and called "an ugly long-nosed monster" into "a long-smelling long-nosed monster".Seeing this, readers will undoubtedly burst into laughter.

Of course, in addition to this straightforward form of humor, Milne also places more dry humor here and there throughout the story.For example, the story of the owl moving to a new house - the mother kangaroo found morels growing on the floor of the owl's house, but the good-natured owl (who also wanted to prove his knowledge) insisted that it was the sponge he used for bathing, and the child was killed. Yan Wuji's little bean pierced... Such a humorous sarcasm, obviously Milne didn't want the children who read it to understand it, but adults can see it through at a glance and respond with a knowing smile.

When it comes to the topic of humor in children's literature, I once discussed it with a friend when I was translating this set of storybooks.Thinking back to the children's stories we read when we were young, especially the traditional Chinese children's stories, most of them were serious and didactic, but we have never seen such humorous things.My friend's conclusion is: Chinese people are born with a lack of sense of humor.There is indeed some truth to this statement. Britain, where "Winnie the Pooh" was born, has always advocated a free and open cultural environment.In fact, there are no established rules and regulations for the creation of children's literature, and there is no limitation that it is only written for children and must be instilled with ethical virtues.At least Milne breaks with tradition—it's for children, but it's also for adults.Maybe Milne is just following his own mind, using his own way to describe the good memories of childhood, and using his own way to educate the next generation, but such a random work has become a classic of children's books in the world.Looking back at home, today's Chinese culture is gradually getting rid of the shackles of orthodox ethics and is becoming more and more open.If our countrymen want to create new children's books, why not recommend ways to add some humorous elements that are relaxed and close to life for children?

For children, a special consumer group, Western countries have created a wealth of literary works and film and television media, and Disney is one of the giants.Most of us Chinese came into contact with "Winnie the Pooh" through a series of cartoons released by Disney.However, after a little bit of textual research, we know that "Winnie the Pooh" is not actually a cartoon image native to the United States, but was introduced from the United Kingdom, that is, from the pens of Milne and the illustrator Shepard. In 1929, Milne sold the rights of all derivative products to a Schlesinger company in the United States. After the death of the company's shareholder Stephen Slesinger (Stephen Slesinger) in 1953, the copyright was transferred to his company. Widow Shirley Slesinger inherits.Shelley signed a contract with Disney in 1961, leasing the right to use the image of "Winnie the Pooh" to Disney. In 1966, Disney launched the first Winnie the Pooh cartoon "Winnie the Pooh and the Bee Tree". Since then, Disney's Winnie the Pooh series of films have appeared in turn, and Winnie the Pooh has gradually become a well-known cartoon image.There are many products derived from it, from toys and children's clothing to computer desktops and learning software. Who would have thought that this simple and cute bear would eventually become Disney's biggest cash cow!

Comparing Disney's series of films and the original, we can find many differences.First of all, in terms of character images, Disney has made some changes to the Winnie the Pooh and other animals in the original book.The illustrations in the original work are more realistic. Although they are only simple sketches, they are still vivid and delicate. The aura permeating the pictures will inadvertently bring you back to the distant childhood romance.Shepard's creation in the novel can be regarded as a classic of children's literature illustrations, which is why Disney's Pooh movie was immediately criticized by many Shepard admirers after it was released.Speaking of character, Disney has also made changes based on the original.Every animal in Milne's works has its own distinctive personality. They are more like people in our real life, with both good and evil, and selfish thoughts from time to time.The animals in Disney cartoons are almost all clean and pure. Even if they have their own minor problems, they finally show the virtues of friendship and mutual help that people are more willing to instill in children.This is not to evaluate whether Disney's adaptation is better than the original. After all, different social and cultural environments will produce different educational methods, and different moods will also make writers write works with different meanings.