Re: Meanwhile . . . Titty and Susan's frocks


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Posted by Helen J on June 04, 2006 at 17:17:36 from 71.236.185.241 user Ruthless.

In Reply to: Re: Meanwhile . . . . . .(was Swallows v Amazons - new to me (was (Here we go again [Yawn] ) posted by PeterH on June 04, 2006 at 16:00:04:

Titty and Susan probably had play clothes that could get dirty and messed up. They were shocked when they saw Nancy and Peggy wearing real frocks, mostly because when the Swallows are around, the Amazons always wear shorts. It is one of their main characteristics. The image of the Amazons in dresses is powerful to the reader and to the Swallows because it is the complete opposite of the real Amazons and goes against the freedom that Nancy fights for. It is also very unusual of them.
As for how Titty and Susan climbed around and played in skirts, I have no idea. In my opinion skirts are uncomfortable and a bother because I can't move around in them. Maybe Titty and Susan were used to skirts because they had grown up wearing them.
In the Swallows and Amazons film Titty has her skirt pulled around and tucked up so that it is more like she is wearing shorts. I thought that was a very good idea of how they might have managed the skirts.


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