on the movie

I know this is a little late, but i wanted to mention what i noticed about the movie last week. I found it interesting that old children's literature was so blatent with its message compared with children's literature today. The books that were shown in the movie had very obvious lessons, some practical (like not being crushed by a cart or burning yourself with a candle), some more religous. Even the way the ABCs were taught involved some moral, often relating to Christianity. Today's childrens literature either has no moral and is just for fun, or the moral is not as obvious. Undoubtably this difference stems from the changes in our culture. While we still profess to be a "Christian" nation, religion is often left behind when it comes simple things like teaching children. Obviously you can get Christian children books that still have a strong, clear message, but most children's lit these days seems to stray away from that. The same could be same about all literature in general. Compare some Puritan literature to what is popular today and you will see how marginalized religion has become.