By Maurice Sendak, The Seven Little Monsters Can Tell You So Much More Than You Imagine
Discover the theory behind the original The Seven Little Monsters
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By Maurice Sendak, The Seven Little Monsters was a famous animation in Canada and the United States.
Here in Brazil it was broadcast by TV Cultura.
With a total of 39 episodes, distributed between the years 2000 to 2003, the story initially presents a family of seven little monsters raised by their elderly-looking, humble, and human mother who live fictionally on Chestnut Street, No. 1234567, Centerville, U.S.A.
Experiencing common growth experiences and also some setbacks with neighbors, the unconventional family moves happily through the episodes. But details left throughout the story can tell much more than what apparently appears.
The Theory
Maurice Sendak, born on June 10, 1928, was an American illustrator and children's literature writer. With Polish Jewish descent, his childhood was marked by events that decimated part of his family during the Holocaust.
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Illustrator and writer Maurice Sendak.[/caption]
References to memories of captivity and this sad period may be hidden in the animation where you wouldn't even suspect. Find out which ones are:
The Striped Uniform
You've probably seen it in films like Bent and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. The character Seven wears clothing similar to what was worn by Jews during captivity in the Holocaust period. The character Uma also wears clothes with vertical stripes.
The Name, Replaced by Number
Prisoners victimized by the Nazis, as soon as they arrived at the prison, had their names replaced by numbers that were given to them and marked on their skin as a record.
The Features
Studies reveal that to identify a Jew during the Nazi regime, they were measured and accused according to the size of their nose and their features. The little monsters in the animation have a prominent nose as was identified during the Holocaust period.
The View Before Society
In the neighborhood of the seven little monsters, they are constantly seen as threats or creatures deserving of contempt by other residents. This behavior was also common on the part of Germans considered "pure" toward Jews.
References like these make the seven little monsters a work far more complex than one might imagine. However, they guarantee good laughs and minutes of fun during the episodes.
Maurice Sendak passed away on May 8, 2012, but left behind a legacy full of magical titles worth reading and watching. Books like Where the Wild Things Are, from 1963, and the famous cartoon Little Bear.
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Illustration and animation, Little Bear.[/caption]
To learn more, read and watch:
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, 2008, directed by Mark Herman, film.
Bent, 1997, directed by Sean Mathias, film.
Schindler's List, 1993, directed by Steven Spielberg, film.
Where the Wild Things Are, 1963, Maurice Sendak, book
Where the Wild Things Are, 2009, Spike Jonze, film
Little Bear, 1995, Maurice Sendak and Jeff Goode, animated series.
Illustrator and writer Maurice Sendak.[/caption]
References to memories of captivity and this sad period may be hidden in the animation where you wouldn't even suspect. Find out which ones are:
The Striped Uniform
You've probably seen it in films like Bent and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. The character Seven wears clothing similar to what was worn by Jews during captivity in the Holocaust period. The character Uma also wears clothes with vertical stripes.
The Name, Replaced by Number
Prisoners victimized by the Nazis, as soon as they arrived at the prison, had their names replaced by numbers that were given to them and marked on their skin as a record.
The Features
Studies reveal that to identify a Jew during the Nazi regime, they were measured and accused according to the size of their nose and their features. The little monsters in the animation have a prominent nose as was identified during the Holocaust period.
The View Before Society
In the neighborhood of the seven little monsters, they are constantly seen as threats or creatures deserving of contempt by other residents. This behavior was also common on the part of Germans considered "pure" toward Jews.
References like these make the seven little monsters a work far more complex than one might imagine. However, they guarantee good laughs and minutes of fun during the episodes.
Maurice Sendak passed away on May 8, 2012, but left behind a legacy full of magical titles worth reading and watching. Books like Where the Wild Things Are, from 1963, and the famous cartoon Little Bear.
[caption id="attachment_8308" align="aligncenter" width="670"] Illustration and animation, Little Bear.[/caption]
To learn more, read and watch:
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, 2008, directed by Mark Herman, film.
Bent, 1997, directed by Sean Mathias, film.
Schindler's List, 1993, directed by Steven Spielberg, film.
Where the Wild Things Are, 1963, Maurice Sendak, book
Where the Wild Things Are, 2009, Spike Jonze, film
Little Bear, 1995, Maurice Sendak and Jeff Goode, animated series.
