tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279859337387710510.post6791352316817608264..comments2017-10-07T14:05:20.990+01:00Comments on Reading Fictions: Representations of books, readers and reading in children's literature: The Consequences of Becoming LiterateUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5279859337387710510.post-19245785842708554602013-05-31T06:47:54.830+01:002013-05-31T06:47:54.830+01:00Another illiterate ‘hero’ to add to your list is J...Another illiterate ‘hero’ to add to your list is Jack, a pickpocket in London, 1592. The city is riddled with demonic powers which are being harnessed by unscrupulous men who would be wizards. The magic to obtain control of devils is gained by following the instructions from ‘the book’. Being literate is the means to become powerful but not necessarily in a benevolent way. Read about Jack in Black Arts by Prentice and Weil. It is not about literacy but there is a slightly different angle on the 'goodness' of those who are literate.PrueG.noreply@blogger.com