Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi,
This may seem like a really random post - sorry!
I find it comforting to read books multiple times (especially ones from my childhood) before bed. At the moment I am rereading the famous five collection and now that I am older I can see the stories in a new light.
My main question is has anyone else noticed that George (and her father) appear to have many autistic traits? I may be just imaging it as I am half way through being diagnosed with autism myself and I have read a lot up about it recently.
Anyway, thanks for reading my first post!
Lilia
I enjoyed reading the "Famous Five" when I was young too. Stories like these are set in an ideal World where the good guys always won and the bad guys got their comeuppance.The "Comic Strip Presents" sent up the "Famous Five" in two of their comedies, see link below:
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/comic-strip-presents
mrs.snooks said:George was always my favourite
If the story were set in a contemporary setting, George would most likely be transgender:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Famous_Five
She often gets cross when anyone calls her by her birth name or makes fun of Timmy [her dog], and she loves it when somebody calls her George or mistakes her for a boy.
In Five Get into a Fix, old Mrs Janes mistakes her for a boy: even though Julian had told her that she was a girl, she later forgets this.
George sometimes takes this to the point of asking that her name be prefixed with Master instead of Miss.
Thanks for the reply,
I like George too! Apparently Enid Bylton based George off of herself.
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I am glad you agree (:
Hi Lilia,
I still read books from my teenage years. I find it comforting too.
Hi Lilia, I've read those books in my childhood too. Now I don't read much at all. I don't remember in enough detail about the books to comment, but I did used to read them all the time! George was always my favourite. :-D