The villainous duke is rich, casting a shadow on wealth. One man stands in the snow with few clothes and will only accept a hat so some difference is celebrated. Annabelle is a girl and the dominant figure. How does the perspective on gender/race/culture/economics/ability make a difference to the story? These perspectives intrude very little in a story of magic. The book has the feel of an uncomplicated fairy story. Literary elements at work in the story: The wonder of this story is not the words but the pictures as Annabelle’s knitting clothes the town with color. When he opened it at home, he found it empty so he threw the box into the sea uttering his family curse on Annabelle, “You will never be happy again.” But the box floated home to Annabelle, full of yarn once more, and she was. He tried to buy the box of yarn and when Annabelle refused, he stole it. Word of Annabelle and her endless supply of yarn spread and reached an archduke who was very fond of clothes. Soon all the animals in town wore sweaters as well as the buildings, the mailboxes, and a truck. She knit sweaters for all of her school class and the teacher so they wouldn’t be distracted by the bright colors she wore. She knit a sweater for a boy who made fun of her and for his dog. So she knit a sweater for Mars, her dog and still there was extra yarn. Annabelle went home and knit herself a sweater extra yarn was left. Summary: One cold afternoon in a colorless town covered with white snow and black soot a little girl named Annabelle found a box full of colorful yarn.
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