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Casual Friday: Trauma and Triumph in Katherine Paterson's "Jacob Have I Loved"
What is asked of a reader when they read a depressing story about an unhappy child?
![Casual Friday: "Peter Pan" and the Riddle of Childhood](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61857425eb39f102a160ab5d/1683311571427-YXS8PLRCYOW1DZPW62M7/Pan.jpg)
Casual Friday: "Peter Pan" and the Riddle of Childhood
It’s only in the 19th century, really, that childhood gets established as a period in life meant for fun, play, curiosity, fantasy and all the other things we associate with childhood.