AR's love/hate for Nancy


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Posted by Rebecca on November 25, 1998 at 23:30:43:

In Reply to: Re: Flaw in the story? posted by David Evans on November 23, 1998 at 20:45:25:

I think Titty and Nancy were AR's perfect girl split into two people - Nancy fearless and bold, driving events forward, Titty introspective but also driving events through her imagination, which the others always respected. Perhaps I think this because I always identified with Titty but I longed to be Nancy. When I was about 13 I read an analysis of the Swallows and Amazons' personalities in (I think) an encyclopaedia of childeren's literature, which was quite damning of Nancy's thoughtlessness and perennial competitiveness. It outraged me at the time but I do think there is some truth in it now. By the way I've just discovered this site, and I nearly cried - I was a lone AR fan in the 70s and felt out of step with my friends, my environment and my era as a result!



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