Tamara answers “What is the overall message for this story??”

Albert Benjamin asked this question about The Giving Tree:

What is the overall message for this story??

Tamara I completely disagree with what many of these answers say. This is abusive and terrible.

Vilhelm Schmidt I wouldn’t say that the tree is made happy by the sacrifice, but it is fully willing, if that’s what you mean.

As to the story being allegorical, I me ...more
Aug 05, 2018 05:13AM · flag

Tamara It ends with the tree being a stump, the boy sitting on her, and with the line, 'and the tree was happy.' That does not send a message of warning abou ...more
Aug 06, 2018 12:42PM · flag

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