Comments | arielstreasures: A Little Princess Discussion post #3, chapters 7-9

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Chapter 7: The Diamond Mines Again arielstreasures August 8 2021, 22:53:17 UTC

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RE: Chapter 7: The Diamond Mines Again arielstreasures August 8 2021, 22:58:02 UTC

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RE: Chapter 7: The Diamond Mines Again arielstreasures August 8 2021, 23:38:05 UTC

This scene rewritten in the 1995 version.

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RE: Chapter 7: The Diamond Mines Again arielstreasures August 8 2021, 23:45:24 UTC

From the book:

"You will have no times for dolls in the future," she said. "You will have to work and improve yourself and make yourself useful"

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Chapter 8: In the Attic arielstreasures August 8 2021, 22:53:55 UTC

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RE: Chapter 8: In the Attic arielstreasures August 8 2021, 23:10:36 UTC

I find it interesting that Sara was expected to keep up with schoolwork, but she was only allowed to study in the school room at night. There is a scene later on in the book where Ermengarde brings Sara her books from her father to the attic and Miss Minchin gets very upset.

In the 1995 movie, Sara's schooling completely stopped.

RE: Chapter 8: In the Attic littlemermaid August 11 2021, 06:45:47 UTC

I actually like this change in the 1995 movie because it’s unrealistic for a child to be able to go to work every day and still have the energy to keep up with schoolwork. Same with Cinderella - how could she of had the time/energy to study and educated herself when she was working all the time?

RE: Chapter 8: In the Attic arielstreasures August 11 2021, 11:02:33 UTC

That makes a lot of sense. I guess in the book, Sara was a "maid-of-all-work", but because of her former wealth and her worldly education, she was a maid of a higher status than Becky.

She had to keep up with her schoolwork so she could continue to tutor the smaller children. "If she had been older, Miss Minchin would have given her the bigger girls to teach and saved money by dismissing an instructress.."

But it makes a lot more sense that her schooling would have completely stopped. I think it did as well in the 1939 movie.

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Chapter 9: Melchisedec arielstreasures August 8 2021, 22:54:29 UTC

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RE: Chapter 9: Melchisedec arielstreasures August 8 2021, 23:25:25 UTC

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RE: Chapter 9: Melchisedec littlemermaid August 11 2021, 07:12:23 UTC

One of my favorite ALP quotes ♥️

RE: Chapter 9: Melchisedec arielstreasures August 11 2021, 11:25:46 UTC

oh btw my dad is mailing a package to my aunt today so i'll get him to mail your package too :)

I'll remind him about the tracking :)

It's just the book and a card :) xx

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