Comments on: “The Westing Game” by Ellen Raskin http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4556 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Mon, 11 May 2026 20:59:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Alice@Supratentorial http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4556&cpage=1#comment-27315 Alice@Supratentorial Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:56:34 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4556#comment-27315 I had the same thought about Turtle and her mother. I think as a kid it never bothered me reading about neglected or unloved kids because I was very secure in my little world. I knew I was loved and I didn’t know anyone that was neglected or that appeared unloved. In my safe little bubble it seemed like something that happened in books but not reality. Now, as an adult I know it can be reality so it bothers me more. I’ve also found I tend to identify more with the mothers in books from childhood. So I find Turtle’s mother appalling and I felt sorry for poor Claudia’ mother worrying about her two missing children. Never crossed my mind as a kid. I had the same thought about Turtle and her mother. I think as a kid it never bothered me reading about neglected or unloved kids because I was very secure in my little world. I knew I was loved and I didn’t know anyone that was neglected or that appeared unloved. In my safe little bubble it seemed like something that happened in books but not reality.

Now, as an adult I know it can be reality so it bothers me more. I’ve also found I tend to identify more with the mothers in books from childhood. So I find Turtle’s mother appalling and I felt sorry for poor Claudia’ mother worrying about her two missing children. Never crossed my mind as a kid.

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