Visions of Childhood

In the first story that we read, The Sutton Pie Safe,  it showed how children still have a lot to learn about life.  In the story the boy learned that you have to speak up if you really want something.  The dad was going to make the boy a belt from a snake that he had killed but when the boy didn't speak up to say that he wanted it the dad cut the snake in pieces.  In Every Little Hurricane it showed how children don't always understand every going on.  The boy in this story saw the party going on but I don't think that he really knew why everyone was acting the way they were.  Like all kids he had some ideas but there was still some questions that he had.  The third story that we read was Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been.  This story showed how when children start getting older and come closer to becoming an adult they start to become independent.  This is a good thing but as in this case teens have to be careful on what they do and where they go.  I think this story showed an extreme case of what could go wrong.  The fourth story we read, Bottle Caps, shows how kids like to have fun.  They find little things that make them happy from a collection to having an insect graveyard.  I think that the final story we read showed how children have a great personality and aren't afraid of what people think always.  Esme or her brother weren't afraid to go up to a complete stranger and start talking with him.  By doing this they changed the man's life in a positive way.

I think that the Harry Potter movies show the changes in childhood.  Throughout all of the movies it shows how childhood changes and different steps of childhood.  It shows how as kids get older they gain a lot of responsibilities.  It also shows how children and mostly teens have a lot of drama, especially with friends.  Friends are a big part of a teens life.