Secrets, Lies and Children's Fiction [electronic resource] /
Mallan, K.author.
Many children learn from a young age to tell the truth. They also learn that some lies are necessary in order to survive in a world that paradoxically values truth-telling, but practises deception. This book examines this paradox by considering how deception is often a necessary means of survival for individuals, families, governments, and animals.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Series Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Burden of Truth; Part I Truth, Lies and Survival; 1 Unveiling the Truth; 2 Lies of Necessity; 3 The Scapegoat; Part II Secrets and Secrecy; 4 Secrets of State; 5 Secret Societies; 6 Our Secret Selves; Part III Tangled Webs; 7 Mendacious Animals; 8 Artful Deception; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Many children learn from a young age to tell the truth. They also learn that some lies are necessary in order to survive in a world that paradoxically values truth-telling, but practises deception. This book examines this paradox by considering how deception is often a necessary means of survival for individuals, families, governments, and animals.
Childhood.
Adolescence.
Children's literature.
Youth-Social life and customs.
Literature-Philosophy.
Culture-Study and teaching.
Social groups.
Family.
Childhood, Adolescence and Society.
Children's Literature.
Youth Culture.
Literary Theory.
Cultural Theory.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.