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Just finished, thoughts?

I feel that there is a certain artsmanship that comes alongside creating a timeless children's tale. I believe that while not purely marxist in nature, it could be too.

>> No.11466765

I wholeheartedly agree with you.. consciousness

>> No.11466800

>>11466756
Hungry Caterpillar is a classic because it's about LIFE in the cosmic sense. We are all born tiny and must feed and eat in order to develop and grow. Note the prominent sun imagery - all life on Earth originates from the energy of the sun. Lunar cycles determine our reproduction.
The illustrations of food are fantastic and still make me hungry to this day.

"Draw Me a Star" is the superior Eric Carle book, however.

>> No.11466834

>>11466756
It's a book on Christian ethics.
The caterpillar is born on a leaf. Instead of eating it, he eats other things - he starts with small amounts of fruit and builds up. By the final day he's eating junk food. Pizza, ice cream, you name it. And you know what? It just makes him feel sick.
On the last day he returns to the leaf. He eats several holes through it, and finally feels full.
Moral of the story is, basically, the distractions of the world won't satisfy you at all, only the word of God can.

>> No.11466869

>>11466834
shit i thought it was about a caterpillar

>> No.11466884

>>11466869
Nah man

>> No.11466893

>>11466834
Your thinking too narrowly. It can be symbolism used for any belief or religion.

>> No.11466907

>>11466893
See >>11466884

>> No.11466937

>>11466893
>>11466907

I just reread the fucking book and u know what?? i saw nothing, NOTHING about relgion.

ALL I SEE IS A FUCKING CATERPILLAR AND SEEMS LIKE THATS WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT

dont make me tear the pages

>> No.11466982

>>11466937
Did you put your fingers through the holes in the pages? I didn't understand the first time either until I tried that

>> No.11466991

The holes in the leaves and fruit etc represent the inherent hollowness of pursuit of material things, only Apollo and Artemis (pursuit of the divine) can enable us to progress to the next stage of spiritual development and shed our worldly cocoons

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>>11466982

Could you please show me, with your finger, where the holes are? This is the only page my edition of "the Hungry caterpillar" has

>> No.11467008

>>11466991
>Don't eat food to achieve enlightenment
Calm down there Siddhartha

>> No.11467012

>>11466991
Right now I'm pursuing a divine rat tail that appeared to me in a dream.

It promised salvation in return for a puma tracksuit.

>> No.11467023

>>11467005
>He didn't buy the collector's edition
Okay Anon, you're going to need a stanley knife and a cutting board. Carefully make a circular incision at the centre of each type of food - it's going to be difficult with the cookie, but I believe in you - and try to stick your finger through the resulting aperture.

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>>11466982
I found a hole between the pages that are my asscheeks, should I stick my finger through that?

>> No.11467050

>>11467033
>Sticking your finger up your bumhole
What are you, gay?

>> No.11467128

>>11467050
No, just butthole-curious