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Ryan Korzeniowski - Who is the helpless central character (again, multiple perspectives)?

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Ryan Korzeniowski - Who is the helpless central character (again, multiple perspectives)?

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In Where the Wild Things are, the central character can be seen as both Max and the Wild Things, each representing different perspectives and aspects of the same helplessness. From Max's perspective, he is a young boy who feels powerless in the face of his mother's scolding and his own wild emotions, as seen in the line "And Max, the king of all wild things, was lonely and wanted to be where someone loved him best of all" (Sendak 17). This truly highlights his feelings of loneliness and longing for connection and understanding. From the perspective of the Wild Things, they are so helpless in their own way, as they are ruled by their wild emotions and impulses, seen in the line "The wild things cried, 'Oh please don't go-we'll eat you up-we love you so" (Sendak 18). This shows that the wild things are driven by their desires and don't have control over them. This is why they turn to Max to be their leader, as they see him as someone who can help them to tame their wildness and bring order to their chaos. To accumulate, both Max and the Wild Things are dealing with their own forms of helplessness; this however, allows them to understand one another and support each other. Max's empathy and leadership help the wild things to control their impulses, while the wild things' wildness helps Max to embrace his own emotions. In this way, both characters are helping each other to find balance and control in their lives.

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Which of the archetypal characters does Sendak use? 

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Which of the archetypal characters does Sendak use? 

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Marice Sendak values Max as the magical child with a wild imagination, where he sails to the land of wild things. Max is different from everyone, he is the human while the others are wild things which isolates him from everything else. Although the wild things sound and look fierce, Max is not frightened by anything. Max tames the wild things, who agree that he is the "most wild thing of all" (Sendak 12) and make him the king of all wild things. Max finds himself feeling loved by the wild things as he doesn't feel the attention he needs at home. He finds that while being out in the land where he is elected king where the the wild things are. The wild things need someone to guide them and that makes Max feel important. Max begins to feel homesick and decides to turn home and gives up being king of all wild things. He realizes that he could still have wild feelings but his mom will still love him and all of his feelings no matter what. Knowing so, it helps recenter Max. - Bianca

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Ryan Korzeniowski - Explain the messages Sendak offers about growth within, survival of, and fury about childhood.

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Ryan Korzeniowski - Explain the messages Sendak offers about growth within, survival of, and fury about childhood.

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The message that Sendak is trying to convey in Where the Wild Things Are about the subject of growth within, survival of, and fury about childhood. To start, fury of childhood allows a child to survive, transmuting that energy into growth. Max appears to have an altercation with his mother, which she "called him 'Wild Thing'" (Sendak 5). Interestingly enough, this has a lot of influence towards Max's imagination. So to overlook this all, The actions from parents cast upon their children, influence their own thoughts to the point where they become overwhelmed by them. Eventually the child; Max in this case, will overcome these daunting imaginations. To further explain, Sendak wants to illustrate that it is difficult for a Magical Child like Max to restore balance within themselves because they are ultimately a child with little control. But like every magical child, they eventually return home, with balance among the family.

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What is THE FOOD? What role does it play in the text? Think about the different types of food as they appear in the text.

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What is THE FOOD? What role does it play in the text? Think about the different types of food as they appear in the text.

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The food represents power, Max's mother takes away his dinner as a punishment for his mischief behavior. The mother in this instance uses her position to demand respect and recognition, demonstrating how the author clearly establishes the hierarchy of power within the family. Sendak gently reminds the youngster that does not necessarily possess food and power in this passage. He then uses his own power over the wild ones, "Now Stop!"  Max said and sent the wild things off to bed without their supper" (Sendak  15). He now realizes that having this power is nothing compared to having someone who truly loves him. Max then leaves the wild things and returns home.
Trivonne Yong

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Sendak effectively displays the wild things as the others within "Where the Wild Things are". He portrays the wild things as these unknown, outcasted, and strange creatures that Max approaches. The wild things do not have to be defeated to achieve peace, however, they Max does have to overcome and conquer them to survive. The bad traits and that Sendak integrates with these characters such as "their terrible roars" and "their terrible eyes" directly illustrates their place as others within the story (Sendak 18). The wild things are unlike us and Sendak conveys them as something that Max must face and overcome in order to grow up and grow out of being a child. He implements Max as the magical child with the gift of controlling these creatures, explaining why these creatures are polar opposites in physical appearance.

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Who is the magical child saving and from what? What is the lesson?

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Who is the magical child saving and from what? What is the lesson?

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The magical child, Max, a child with an insane imagination travels far to a where the wild things are and becomes their king. He leaves his home to come here because his mother sent him to bed without feeding him. While the child things, "called him the most wild thing of all and made him king of all wild things" (Sendak 10-11). In the forest, Max had control of them and was ruler. He had a place where he could express all his wild feelings and not get in trouble. Then, he realized that the wild things only loved him for his wild thoughts. But, his mother, far away still loved all of him. He then leaves to go back to his mother where dinner was waiting. Max learned how to control his emotions with the wild things.
Trivonne Yong

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Ryan Korzeniowski - So, why does Max wear a wolf suit? Why does he leave his mother? What, really, is the “wild rumpus” ? Why do the wild things want to “eat him up”? So......he runs away and his mother leaves warm food? WHAT?! Make it make sense!

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Ryan Korzeniowski - So, why does Max wear a wolf suit? Why does he leave his mother? What, really, is the “wild rumpus” ? Why do the wild things want to “eat him up”? So......he runs away and his mother leaves warm food? WHAT?! Make it make sense!

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In Where the Wild Things Are, Max wears a wolf suit which ultimately allows the reader to understand that he is the Magical Child. Max leaves his mother because of his values of being the Magical Child, in which the Magical Child feels as if he must leave home. And in this case, Max leaves his home to enter a magical world that represents a world that would connect with Max's character. The wild rumpus does not really represent a character, it rather represents a commotion which the "wild things" are exhibiting. So when they say "let the wild rumpus start" (Sendak 13), they really mean... let their celebration begin. The wild things want to "eat [Max] up" because the monsters are illustrated as Max's emotions. Those emotions are being thrown upon his mother. He is angry at his mother; however, he still loves her as his mother cannot just let him go to bed without food. To accumulate, the story vows for the love-hate relationship between parents and their children.

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What is the task? How does he achieve it?

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What is the task? How does he achieve it?

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Maurice Sendak illustrates the concept of growth and survival within "Where the Wild Things Are". The task that he provides for his character Max, to control and conquer the wild things , displays this. Max sets on his adventure to where the wild things are in which he becomes king for a short period before he must leave. Sendak demonstrates Max's growth through his adventure and his ability to "stare into all their yellow eyes without blinking once" (Sendak 12). He conveys how Max conquers his task at hand and does not fear the wild things. Through Max's task of taming the wild things, Sendak further pushes the message that we must face our challenges to grow out of our childhood. Luke Fowler

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The Magical child is Max who differs from other children with his wild imagination. He finds himself in a dream where the "walls become the world all around" (Sendak 8) and transforms his bedroom into a land full of wild things.
- Bianca