Watching the previews for Horton Hears a Who perked my interest when I heard one of the teasers: "A Person's a person no matter how small."Google reveals that I am one of the last people on earth to wonder if Horton was representin' U.S. babies born after 1973.
We'll never know. Obviously many people think it's absolutely absurd that pro-lifers think they even have the right to wonder if Horton has allegorical stuff going on.
But Horton hatches an egg? Is this not a story of adoption? Is this not a story of unlikely advocacy? I mean, listen to that mother bird complaining about her lot before heading off to the locale of her "choice."
I'm not even going to talk about the fact that Horton is an elephant and, ahem, what party is known for it's pro-life stance?
Anyway, at least people are talking about it. I'm going to start shelving Horton next to Harriet (Beecher Stowe) in my library in the literary voices for those who are silenced section.
4 comments:
Excellent!
Thank you Mrs J!
How I love my daughter the lit major. This is a powerful application.
And was I the only one to not know this was coming out as a movie? I saw a sign for it the other day -- thanks for the insights!
Love it, Mrs. J. Way to go.
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