重读童话：不再是小时候的单纯世界(下)_美文

重读童话：不再是小时候的单纯世界(下)

"This is a very simple story, but simplicity is not the same as a lack of depth. There are some exquisite picture books that tackle existential issues like death and sadness head on: Michael Rosen's Sad Book and The Red Tree by Shaun Tan are great examples."

"这是一个非常简单的故事，但简单并不意味这没有深度。一些精致的画册会直面像死亡和悲伤等存在主义问题：迈克尔·罗森的《悲伤之书》和陈志勇的《绯红树》就是两个很好的例子。"

Just because we might not be aware of such adult messages when we read books as kids, doesn't mean we aren't absorbing them, she adds. "However far this kind of 'message' seems to leap out at the adult reader, it is probably closer to the truth to say that the message has always been there but the knowledge that allows it to be recognised has not."

只是因为儿时读这类书籍时，可能还没意识到这类成人信息，但这并不是说我们没有受它们影响。她补充道。"而这些潜台词似乎并不会直接跳入成人眼中。更确切地说，这些潜在信息一直都在那里，但是需要有相应的知识去辨识出来。"

Of course, sometimes meanings seem hidden because we're too caught up in the story, or because we're simply too young. Only as an adult does Waller recognise the motivation of Max's mother in sending him to bed without supper when she reads Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are.