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
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
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.
(: