Write a response that explores the construction of Chapter 9 from A.A Milne's Winnie the Pooh.
Your opening sentence (thesis statement) should be something along the lines of:
The version of childhood constructed in A.A Milne's classic children's story, Winnie the Pooh, is both complex and contradictory. This can be clearly seen when analyzing Chapter Nine from the book.
Given the feedback you all provided in your e-mails regarding strengths and weaknesses, I am expecting more than a few sentences in your response.
The version of childhood constructed in A.A Milne's classic children's story, Winnie the Pooh, is both complex and contradictory. This can be clearly seen when analyzing Chapter Nine from the book. The chapter consists of different characteristics of childhood such as showing leadership and braveness, valuing friendship, learning to solve problems; but poor in their grammatical skills. The author has explored the idea of being brave, showing leadership and friendship through Pooh bear trying to save Piglet from the flood. Pooh carefully thought of a solution in order to reach where Piglet was without capsizing. Through his discovery in knowledge, Pooh bravely goes with Christopher Robin on an umbrella to save Piglet. This conveys that childhood is not only a time of enjoyment but learning to develop skills that will last lifelong and to resolve problems in a logical way. However, Pooh's lack of knowledge in grammar held Piglet from being saved earlier. This idea is contradicting to the previous and it shows that childhood also can be a period of learning through small mistakes, from people around and developing more grammar and language skills.
