According the Bettelheim, the "universally valid tenets of moral instruction for children" is the following: be independent; don't be greedy; materially contribute to your family; be mature.
"Superficial" v. "Deeper" Reading ·Adults drawn to "deeper" reading
Okay, so is the author trying to say that this "deeper" reading is not actually deeper than the "superficial" reading? That's probably why they're both in quotations...
Author is critiquing Bettelheim's reading which casts children in a bad light because that's not actually a deeper reading. In fact, Bettelheim is just cherry picking fairy tales or rewriting them to fit his theory. In a different reading, there are no "tenets of moral instruction" in those fairy tales.
Explanation ·of Bettelheim and other's flawed interpretation
Society wants to deny that adults are evil; hence posits children as evil; hence views fairy tales as instruments of moral instruction; hence denies that fairy tales can just be unproductive fun.
Passage Style
Critique or debate
15.
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Question Type
Implied
Other’s perspective
This is an Inference question about Bettelheim’s beliefs about children. Bettelheim’s views on children are found throughout the passage. Remember that he favors fairy tales because they depict punishments that can act as lessons for misbehaved children.
a
uninterested in inflexible ██████ ██ █████ ███████████
Unsupported. The passage never mentions children’s interest, or lack thereof, in moral instruction.
b
unfairly subjected to ███ █████ ███████ ██ █████ ███████
Unsupported. Nothing in the passage indicates that Bettelheim thinks that it’s unfair for children to be subjected to the moral beliefs of their parents. On the contrary, Bettelheim generally believes that fairy tales are valuable because they provide moral beliefs.
c
often aware of █████████████ ████████ ████████
Unsupported. The passage never mentions children’s awareness of inappropriate parental behavior.
d
capable of shedding ███████████ ████████ █████████
This is supported in P3. Bettelheim believes that fairy tales can teach children to behave better. If children can learn to behave better, a straightforward inference is that they can learn to get rid of undesirable personal qualities.
e
basically playful and ████████
Unsupported. We know that the author thinks that fairy tales should be a form of playful pleasure, but there is no support in the passage for the claim that Bettelheim sees children as playful and carefree.
Difficulty
65% of people who answer get this correct
This is a difficult question.
It is slightly harder than the average question in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%141
154
75%166
Analysis
Implied
Other’s perspective
Art
Critique or debate
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
8%
156
b
18%
158
c
5%
158
d
65%
164
e
4%
159
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