Relapser....what he's saying about the stories is that we've cloistered our kids. We think they are fragile, society has painted them that way and now even these stories have been stripped down. Stories for children these days are also rather tame if you look at the trend, and people refrain from telling their children anything that might scare them, as a consequence, this also means they don't experience it. This last part might be a leap, but after reading your thoughts on it I think also it is about the development of imagination. Kids aren't encouraged to develop their imaginations or engage them in an unbounded way...or even at all sometimes.
Relapser....what he's saying about the stories is that we've cloistered our kids. We think they are fragile, society has painted them that way and now even these stories have been stripped down. Stories for children these days are also rather tame if you look at the trend, and people refrain from telling their children anything that might scare them, as a consequence, this also means they don't experience it. This last part might be a leap, but after reading your thoughts on it I think also it is about the development of imagination. Kids aren't encouraged to develop their imaginations or engage them in an unbounded way...or even at all sometimes.