Analysis

Unknown word                               guessing from the context         Dictionary   meaning 

-gloomly                                         -bedauernd                                   -düster,finster
-slender                                          -schlanker                                     -mager,schlank
-anxious                                          -beleidigt                                     -besorgt
-moping                                          -beklagen                                     -eingeschnappt,sauer
-issue                                              -bekanntgeben                              -ausstellen,ausgeben
-solemny                                         -ernst                                           -feierlich
-indeed                                           -tatsächlich                                   -allerdings,freilich
-unhook                                         -abhängen                                     -aushaken,losmachen                              
-sustain                                           -ablenken                                     -tragen,stützen,stärken                               
-wiping                                            -wippen                                      - abtrocknen,abreiben     
-nodded                                         -wiegen                                        -nicken   
-a jar                                              -ein Topf                                      -das Gefäß
cunning (trip)                                  -gute Falle                                  -eine gerissene Falle

So, this is my grid, but I hardly got to 150 words.
But it is very funny to see, how I´m able to change serious vocabulary into some funny words.
But this time I did a well guess, I think...

And by the way, to finish my other Analysis, I really think, the author did a good job, and I hope I also did, because  this is my last enty.
I hope you enjoyed it.
And if you didn´t at least I did, because I loved the stories and illustrations.
And now, me and Winnie we say goodbye...
Thank you very much for your attention.

Looking back(Recount)

Isn´t it funny, how a bear likes honey?
Buzz,Buzz,Buzz,I wonder why he does.

This bear is Pooh!
What bear is who?
The silly old, bear with no brain is Pooh,
You really should know,who is who.

So if Pooh is who,
And who is Pooh,What are some things,
That Pooh-bears like to do?

The things,Pooh does,
for example is the "Buzz",
´´cause that´s what bees do,
It´s nothing new.

It´s not really the "Buzz"!
The thing he likes are Bees,and that´s, what "Buzz" means,
so if Bees made other noises,
He also would do a "Fuzz" or  "Zuzz"

That´s what he is,
Without "Huni" no Pooh,
And I hope this will do,
Because it´s the first time I try to "KISS"



Aspects of the story:

• family
• friendship
• mistakes
• learning
• feeling
• having fun
• be afraid
• live along
• not to care about things
• not to be perfect

Analysis

I´ve been starring at this computer for hours now.I hate computers, but I know, that I have to do this on that way, so I´ll do it.All the time that I had to work with this, seemed  like a horrible night mare to me, but now, that I´ve spend some time here, it is really getting greater and greater--What´s the message, I´m trying to give you?
My message is, that you shouldn´t have pedjudices about something, without having tryed it before.
 And that´s, what my blog will be about, about messages.I´ll try to find out about a special message.
What does A.A. Milne want to tell us,with his book, what is his message?

Looking back, the first thing I remember is, that Winnie-the-Pooh has no brain.
But I also know, that he experiences important things, does that fit together?
Can a addlebrained person discover important things, is that person able to do that?
So,here´s the first message:

• Everyone can experience important things about live, and it doesn´t matter, how clever that person is.

The second thing I remember is, that Eeyore is never happy, and that he feels lonley, though he has many great friends.
And that´s the second message:

• Though you may feel lonley sometimes, there is always somebody around you, that wants to help (you), and likes you, you just have to open your eyes.

And the last thing I remember is, that Pooh always makes the same mistakes.
And that´s the third and last message:

•  You are never perfect, and you can´t do enough mistakes in your life, because sometime, you will learn of them.(I´m sure that also Winnie will learn--if he takes his time...)

Maybe you remember my first impression, and if you do, maybe you also remember, what I said about , what the author is trying to tell us, and how he does it--

I wrote, that the author tries to tell us very important aspects of live, but on a simple way--for children.
He wrapped everything you have to know, into simple grammar,vocabulary, and funny little stories,that are all  part of a big story, the story called life.
And that´s, what he´s doing during the whole book, he keeps the simple form, and is full of funny stories, able to give little children everything they need on the long way, they have to go--as everybody.

Looking back (Recount)

To get closer to the characters, and their environment, here´s a little map of the Pooh Country

(Heartfield, Ashdown forest):

  

(You have to know, that the spelling mistakes have been made on purpose, because it should show, that Christopher Robin drew it --Christopher Robin can hardly write, because he´s too young)

When you examine the map more carefully, you will see, that there are still unknown characters, let´s see, if we can find out more...

•  Characters, we already know about:

--First, of course there is Winnie-the-Pooh, the main  character :         
Pooh is friendly, has no brain(says Christopher Robin), helpful,
likes poetry and humming, has crazy ideas and thinks a lot
about things.His best friend is Christopher Robin, and his other friends are:

Eeyore, Kanga(she shows him how to bounce), Roo, Piglet,Tigger,Owl, and(not always) Rabbit.

    
   

 --And then we´ll come toPiglet:

Piglet is little, frightened, timid, and hates to take a bath.His favourite meal are haycorns.His friends  are: Winnie, Kanga, Roo, Owl, Rabbit, Christopher Robin(they play

together everyTuesday), Eeyore and Tigger.

                                   
                

--Kanga:
Kanga is the mother of baby Roo.She has a good  nature,

a good sense of humor, is maternal, and deceitful. 

               .

Her friends are:

Piglet, Owl, Tigger, Rabbit, Eeyore, Winnie(she shows him,how to bounce), and especially 

Christopher Robin(an old friend)

               
      



             
--Not to be forgotten, our unpleasant fellow, Rabbit:
Rabbit is mean, suspicious, selfish and distructful, but he also
can be a good Person.
His friends are:Christopher Robin, Piglet, Owl, Eeyore,
Kanga, Tigger and Roo(they play togetherevery Tuesday)

 -- baby Roo:
Roo is the little son of Kanga.He is  a run about, and is always every-
where. He doesn´t like to take his medicine, and likes to jump.
His friends are:Eeyore, Rabbit(he plays with him every Tuesday), Piglet, Winnie, Owl, Tigger, and Christopher Robin.
            
                                                                                                                   






-- Then Tigger, that bounces right into heart-and feet  :
Tigger likes bouncing, is never sad, and is really, really playful.
His friends are:Winnie, Rabbit, Eeyore, Roo, Kanga, Owl, and
Christopher Robin.

•   And now,we´ll get to know the still unknown characters, that I have been mentioning all the time :

--there is Eeyore, a very melancholic donkey, that´s always sad, and
always feels lonley, because he doesn´t realize, how
great friends he has.              

           

--Owl, the oldest and wisest animal in the forest:
Owl loves to drink tea, and is always gossiping around.




     




   


--and, one of the most important characters besides Winnie-the-Pooh:
Christopher Robin, a little boy, Winnie´s best friend, and the only human being in the whole forest.
He is very clever, can hardly write and has many good ideas.

             
















                 

Development/Prediction

 Winds of change?

I don´t think, that any character will ever change easily.
All will experience and learn many things, but probably they won´t change,
and therefore always commit the same faults.
I know, that we are always told, that people are able to change, and, that they really do, but does that fit to Winnie-the-Pooh?
I don´t even know, if I can see them, as if they were persons.
The question is: "They are animals with human attitudes, but does that really turn them into human beings?"
I´m not sure.
But the thing I know is, that this book was especially made for children.
And I can´t imagine, that childen make character analysis, or that they are interested in any character development.My opinion is , that it´s totally contraproductive to tell little children about characters with multiple faces,to try to explain them the possibility of contradictions of the human soul
(and so on and so forth...). Ambivalence is not for children.
Children need characters, they can trust or believe in, firm characters; in funny, sweet stories, that make them sleep every night, that they can think of, when they wake up again, stories, that make them laugh...
So, why should an author try to complicate a book for children?
Shouldn´t he just invent the funniest and greatest stories to make his readers happy?
I think they all should and I hope, they do...
(meant are the children´s book writers)
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Character Analysis

Who is Kanga?
We haven´t heard of her, yet.

As the name already tells us, Kanga is a Kangaroo.
But she isn´t just a normal Kangaroo, she´s female, the only important "woman" in the whole book
(that´s why she is so important, though she has an underpart).
And she also isn´t just a "woman", she is a mother, too, a single mother  --  
the caring mother of baby Roo, her little son.
She is  mild, good-hearted, clever and has a good sense of humour.
Because of all that qualities she is materializing the role of the perfect woman (and mother) during the whole book.
She likes her friends, her son, and is that kind of person, that wants everything clean, quiet and nice.

Overall she is a very tolerant character, but there are 3 or 4 things, she  can´t stand:

• she hates it,when Roo,her little son doen´t really listen to her
• she doesn´t like it when Roo doesn´t want to take his medecine
• she gets really frightened and nervous,when Roo is unobserved (and that happens very easily because he´s always everywhere and walks into things rapidly.)

 What I think about Kanga: (I like her)

To me, Kanga is like a strong, great and warm person, she gives me the feeling ,that I can trust her, and has many character attitudes, that are really important but she also isn´t totally faultless...

Seems to be the perfect composition...

Personal connection

Let´s talk about some negative qualities of the characters,because sadly  real live is much more then just living along...

I want me to have a fulfilled live with all included,
but I also want me to  trie to change or at least to recognize my faults.
I know that it ain´t easy and I don´t know if I will ever get to that point,but I´ll try.
So if I had to choose some characters of the book, that I would like to change I would take 2:
Rabbit and Piglet.
For me, Rabbit is too soured.
He´s one of the unpleasant fellows of the Pooh-clan.
Though he´s a cold character, I think thet he can be a good person, but only if he wants-
And if he doesen´t he is mean, ungreatful and  doesn´t trust anybody.
What I really don´t like is, how he behaves with strangers, that arrive in "his forest"-
he is full of prejudices.
And  then there is also Piglet:
He is always hiding from everything and uses excuses all the time.
I think he has to bend over backwards, become braver and get more self-assured.

(I only would like to change these characters if it was for real life, but not if it was for the book...
because that´s what a book is made of, it wouldn´t be as interesting/good as it is, if they weren´t existing, or if everything was perfect).
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