As she was not in the nursery she wondered whether this was really herself, so she pinched her cheeks, and then she knew it was herself, and this reminded her that she was in the middle of a great adventure.
Very similar to the false return to the house in Labyrinth.
no one seemed to have the least hope except Brownie herself, who, however, was absolutely confident.
Yet another example of the theme exemplified by the p26 quote: "for to have faith is to have wings."
The fairies had as yet scarcely missed him, for they could not dance, so heavy were their hearts.
The physical properties assigned to the heart in this chapter (weight, temperature) almost personify the heart and help assign physical descriptions to emotions of loneliness and sadness.
but on his return home, instead of being dissatisfied with Maimie’s mother, he had said, ‘ You can’ t think, my dear, what a relief it is to see a homely face again.’
This is another example of the homecoming theme present in this story as well as in several of our previous readings.
Tony entreated her not to do it to-night, and the mother and — 79 — their coloured nurse threatened her, but Maime merely smiled her agitating smile. And by and by when they were alone with their night-light she would start up in bed crying ‘ Hsh ! what was that ?’ Tony beseeches her, ‘It was nothing don’t, Maimie, don’t!’ and pulls the sheet over his head. ‘It is coming nearer ! ‘ she cries. ‘Oh, look at it, Tony! It is feeling your bed Avith its horns it is boring for you, O Tony, oh ! ‘ and she desists not until he rushes downstairs in his combinations, screeching.
Very similar to Mr. Little Thimblefinger story organization
One reason was that he had so many good-byes to say, not only to his particular friends, but to a hundred favourite spots.
One of the major themes in this work is the power of place. The narrator frequently attaches anecdotes to descriptions of place, implying the ability of the place to conjure up emotions and stories.
Certainly it would be pleasant to be her boy again, but on the other hand, what times those had been in the Gardens ! Was he so sure that he should enjoy wearing clothes again ?
This conflict also arises in the protagonists in Labyrinth and (to some extent) the Wizard of Oz.
‘The window I flew out at will be open,’ Peter said confidently. ‘Mother always keeps it open in the hope that I may fly back.’
This quote reminds me of the quote on p 26: "...for to have faith is to have wings."
One of the great differences between the fairies and us is that they never do anything useful. When the first baby laughed for the first time, his laugh broke into a million pieces, and they all went skipping about. That was the beginning of fairies.
Explanations like these are similar in effect to those of the Chestnutt tales in that both use an unrealistic occurrence to explain a certain phenomena.
The palace is entirely built of many-coloured glasses, and it is quite the loveliest of all royal residences, but the queen sometimes complains because the common people will peep in to see what she is doing.
This section of the text is very similar to the introduction where the narrator gives a tour of the human side of the gardens. The parallelism helps establish the two realms as equal in terms of their diversity of characters and stories.