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The Postscript: In defense of Pollyanna

I think Pollyanna might have gotten a bum rap.

More than once in my life I’ve been accused of having a “Pollyanna attitude.” I didn’t actually know what this meant, except that it was not a good thing. Being “a Pollyanna” implied having an unrealistically sunny view of whatever was happening. Since Pollyanna and I had been linked so often, I thought I should finally read the book.

For children’s literature, “Pollyanna” is one dark book.

Spoiler alert for those of you who haven’t read it: “Pollyanna” is more like “The Book of Job” than any children’s book I...

 

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