Posted by Joe Windsor on August 09, 2006 at 20:52:04 from 84.12.79.72 user Joe.
I've been musing about the intrinsic personal values AR has within his stories. Our world seems to have lost so much. Our young people seem driven by 'wow' at whatever cost. I suspect that the more simple one's life, the greater the value it holds. So TV / fone / computer game / £100 trainer kids can't enjoy the life satisfaction of AR's young people stemming from simple but real life circumstances.
The problem is what - if anything - might we do? How can we bring AR's values into the consciousness of our young people today?
I know this post is a bit esoteric - but I would rather see AR's legacy as am on-going, dynamic empowering one for young people - rather than history in aspic. What do you think? Joe