Talk:PL Travers/@comment-38500178-20190212051342

I am familiar with Mary Poppins, the Disney version, and must admitt the movie and characters never seemed interestimg to me. After finding out that the Disney version was not true to PL Travers protagonist, that makes me curious to find out more about Mary Poppins. I want to know more about the blunt and rude babysitter, she sounds much more interesting now!

One can't help but notice that PL Travers had a rough childhood with the death or her dad and with her own mother"s struggles to raise her won kids. It sounds like having a mother who threatens to kill herself because of her kids and who adopts one child but refuses to adopt the identical twin can be inspiration for Mary Poppins. Both were surrounded by children but may not have had the best relationships with them. I found the dark clouds that loomed over the relationships of parent/child to be very interesting. It was sad to read how PL Travers also struggled to bond with her child and especially to read that Camillus dies an alcoholic, just like his grandfather.

I liked the organization of your wiki page, it was easy to follow and reader friendly. I particularly liked the "other info" part of your page. I liked that it gave the reader a more personal view into the author. Also, great job in summarizing her life and works. I feel like I have a good understanding of who PL Travers was as an author.

I don't think I would use this author or her work for my second graders, mostly because of my personal bias. I think the Walt Disney franchise has made Mary Poppins into too much of a "goodie two shoes" for my liking.