{"id":14145,"date":"2013-10-30T10:29:50","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T10:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/badreputation.org.uk\/?p=14145"},"modified":"2013-12-01T19:46:59","modified_gmt":"2013-12-01T19:46:59","slug":"guest-post-five-witches-from-childrens-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badreputation.org.uk\/2013\/10\/30\/guest-post-five-witches-from-childrens-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"[Guest
Post] Five Witches from Children’s Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"
<ul>
  \n
  <li>
    <em
      >As a nod to Halloween, here&#8217;s our longtime friend Libby of the
      wonderful <a href=\"http:\/\/treasuryislands.wordpress.com\/\"
      target=\"_blank\">TreasuryIslands<\/a> blog &#8211; check out <a
      href=\"http:\/\/badreputation.org.uk\/tag\/libby\/\">her previous posts
      for us<\/a>. If you have a guest post a-brewing, <a
      href=\"mailto:badrepeditors@gmail.com?subject=pitch\">email us on
      badrepeditors@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      <p>
        Representations of witches and witchcraft in literature and in popular
        culture generally are incredibly useful to us, providing a way of
        critiquing the situation of women under patriarchy that is both
        effective and accessible.<\/p>\n
      </p>
      <p>
        Children\u2019s literature is particularly rife with such
        representations. From the wicked women of Grimm and Perrault and
        folkloric creations like Baba Yaga and Ceridwen, through C.S.
        Lewis\u2019 Jadis and the maleficent creations of Mary de Morgan to 20th
        century inventions like TH White\u2019s Madam Mim and the female
        students of Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, lady sorcerers
        &#8211; both good and evil &#8211; have never been far from the pages of
        the books we have used to educate and entertain our children.<\/p>\n
      </p>
      <p>
        The witches of the classic fairytales and of the stories of the
        Victorian era are usually monstrous and spiteful, using their magic in
        service of the Devil &#8211; or worse, their own self-interest. They
        taunt because they can and have few, if any, redeeming
        characteristics.<\/p>\n
      </p>
      <p>
        In recent decades the image of the image of the witch in popular culture
        has undergone a transformation, in no small part due to the witches that
        have appeared in juvenile literature. Since the 1970s, the stories our
        children have read have overwhelmingly featured good witches (though the
        frequency with which they are presented as inept deserves some
        attention). These are my favourites of the modern circle.<\/p>\n
      </p>
      <h2>
        Mildred Hubble<\/h2>\n
        <p>
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          size-full wp-image-14164\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Created when
          Jill Murphy was a teenager, <a
          href=\"http:\/\/www.puffin.co.uk\/nf\/Book\/BookDisplay\/0,,9780141314501,00.html\"
          target=\"_blank\"><strong
            >The Worst Witch<\/strong><\/a> series follows the adventures of
            Mildred Hubble as she navigates the social and academic challenges
            of Miss Cackle\u2019s Academy, a draughty old castle that perches
            atop a thickly forested mountain and \u2018looks more like a prison
            than a school\u2019.<\/p>\n
            <p>
              It\u2019s an uncomfortable enough environment for a youngster to
              be in, but Mildred has an added disadvantage, being marked as an
              outsider by her unkempt appearance and her tabby cat (given to her
              when the rest of the girls receive sleek black kitties).<\/p>\n
            </p>
            <blockquote>
              <p>
                She was one of those people who always seem to be in trouble.
                She didn\u2019t exactly mean to break rules and annoy the
                teachers, but things just seemed to happen when Mildred was
                around.<\/p>\n
              </p>
              <p>
                &#8211;
                <strong
                  >The Worst Witch<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                  <p>
                    The young witch is thoroughly well-meaning and a little too
                    clever for her own good, but she\u2019s also bumbling and
                    frequently wrangling with authority figures. Despite her
                    perceived inadequacies, there\u2019s an air of serendipity
                    that follows her around; her failures and misdeeds
                    inevitably lead to a positive outcome of much greater
                    consequence than the proceeding mishap.<\/p>\n
                  </p>
                  <p>
                    Perhaps this is why she is so well-loved by young readers
                    and so fondly remembered by adults. Often we can see a
                    little of ourselves in Mildred &#8211; from her practical
                    incompetence to her trailing shoe laces, she\u2019s a
                    reminder that you don\u2019t have to be perfect to be
                    wonderful.<\/p>\n
                  </p>
                  <h2>
                    Mary Newbury<\/h2>\n
                    <p>
                      <a
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                      \/><\/a>The only work of historical fiction on my list,
                      Celia Rees\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.witchchild.com\/\"
                      target=\"_blank\"><strong
                        >Witch Child<\/strong><\/a> is an overtly feminist text.
                        The protagonist of the book (and its sequel, <a
                        href=\"http:\/\/www.celiarees.com\/books\/sorceress.html\"
                        target=\"_blank\"><strong
                          >Sorceress<\/strong><\/a>) is Mary Newbury, an
                          adolescent witch forced to flee to the New World
                          following the violent death of her grandmother at the
                          hands of<br \ />\nwitch-hunters.<\/p>\n
                          <p>
                            Caught between a desire to be true to herself and
                            the hypocrisy of Puritanism, Mary is headstrong,
                            smart, empathetic and brave. She exhibits a
                            tolerance that is unusual for her era and generally
                            makes herself an excellent role model for young
                            readers.<\/p>\n
                          </p>
                          <p>
                            For Mary, independence poses a threat &#8211; she
                            lives in a time that fears capable women, and her
                            agency and determination could lead her to the same
                            fate as her grandmother. But still she forges
                            onwards, using her wit and her alacrity to light the
                            way and finding friendship and love among another
                            marginalised group.<\/p>\n
                          </p>
                          <blockquote>
                            <p>
                              I should flee, get away. They will turn on me next
                              unless I go. But where to? What am I to do? Lose
                              myself. Die in the forest. I look around. Eyes,
                              hard with hatred, slide from mine. Mouths twitch
                              between leering and sneering. I will not run away
                              into the forest, because that is what they want me
                              to do.<\/p>\n
                            </p>
                            <p>
                              &#8211;
                              <strong
                                >Witch Child<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                                <h2>
                                  Tiffany Aching<\/h2>\n
                                  <p>
                                    <a
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                                    300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>
                                    Terry Pratchett\u2019s <a
                                    href=\"http:\/\/www.terrypratchettbooks.com\/\"
                                    target=\"_blank\"><strong
                                      >Discworld<\/strong><\/a> series is often
                                      lauded as feminist; he ridicules misogyny
                                      and satirises stereotypes, he writes
                                      Strong Female Characters. But there is an
                                      incongruency to Pratchett\u2019s feminism
                                      which undermines his intended message and
                                      ultimately,
                                      <strong
                                        >Discworld<\/strong> is, whisper it,
                                        <em
                                          >not that feminist<\/em>.<\/p>\n
                                          <p>
                                            Tiffany Aching is, to paraphrase her
                                            creator, the most feminist of the
                                            feminists that he does not have. A
                                            child savant, she begins her
                                            witching career at nine years old
                                            when she embarks upon a quest to
                                            save her brother from a sinister
                                            fairyland
                                            <em
                                              >a la<\/em>
                                              <strong
                                                >Labyrinth<\/strong>. She\u2019s
                                                got common sense and amazing
                                                chutzpah. While remaining a
                                                completely believable pre-teen,
                                                she\u2019s shrewd, smart and she
                                                will not be condescended
                                                to.<\/p>\n
                                                <blockquote>
                                                  <p>
                                                    \u2018Zoology, eh?
                                                    That\u2019s a big word,
                                                    isn\u2019t it?\u2019<br
                                                      \
                                                    />\n\u2018No, actually it
                                                    isn\u2019t,\u2019 said
                                                    Tiffany. \u2018Patronising
                                                    is a big word. Zoology is
                                                    quite short.\u2019<\/p>\n
                                                  </p>
                                                  <p>
                                                    &#8211;
                                                    <strong
                                                      >The Wee Free
                                                      Men<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                                                      <p>
                                                        As Tiffany grows up (she
                                                        is approaching 16 at the
                                                        time of <a
                                                        href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Shall-Wear-Midnight-Discworld-Novels\/dp\/0552166057\"
                                                        target=\"_blank\"><strong
                                                          >I Shall Wear
                                                          Midnight<\/strong><\/a>)
                                                          It becomes clear that
                                                          she is the natural
                                                          successor to Granny
                                                          Weatherwax, the number
                                                          one witch of the
                                                          <strong
                                                            >Discworld<\/strong>
                                                            series, as she
                                                            begins to display
                                                            magical abilities
                                                            rare in people of
                                                            her age as well as
                                                            exhibiting
                                                            characteristics she
                                                            shares with her
                                                            mentor &#8211;
                                                            gravitas, knowledge,
                                                            a tendency towards
                                                            literalism and the
                                                            belief that a witch
                                                            should remain
                                                            single. Tiffany will
                                                            ultimately become a
                                                            better witch than
                                                            Granny, and it is a
                                                            pleasure to watch
                                                            her get
                                                            there.<\/p>\n
                                                            <h2>
                                                              Minerva
                                                              McGonagall<\/h2>\n
                                                              <p>
                                                                <a
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                                                                \/><\/a>Transfiguration
                                                                Mistress &#8211;
                                                                and latterly
                                                                Deputy
                                                                Headmistress
                                                                &#8211; at
                                                                Hogwarts,
                                                                Minerva
                                                                McGonagall is
                                                                both wise and
                                                                motherly,
                                                                embodying a
                                                                binary that
                                                                women are
                                                                frequently told
                                                                they
                                                                cannot.<\/p>\n
                                                              </p>
                                                              <p>
                                                                McGonagall cares
                                                                for her charges
                                                                deeply, but not
                                                                blindly. She is
                                                                fair and ethical
                                                                and has gained
                                                                great respect
                                                                within the
                                                                Hogwarts
                                                                hierarchy.
                                                                She\u2019s often
                                                                sharp with
                                                                students and
                                                                teachers alike,
                                                                she\u2019s a
                                                                keen believer in
                                                                rules &#8211;
                                                                without being
                                                                mindlessly bound
                                                                to them &#8211;
                                                                and she\u2019s a
                                                                fan of order in
                                                                her
                                                                classroom.<\/p>\n
                                                              </p>
                                                              <p>
                                                                With a witty
                                                                remark or
                                                                condescending
                                                                quip never far
                                                                from her thin
                                                                lips, Minerva
                                                                McGonagall is a
                                                                force to be
                                                                reckoned
                                                                with.<\/p>\n
                                                              </p>
                                                              <blockquote>
                                                                <p>
                                                                  &#8216;Oh, I
                                                                  can&#8217;t
                                                                  wait to see
                                                                  McGonagall
                                                                  inspected,&#8217;
                                                                  said Ron
                                                                  happily.
                                                                  &#8216;Umbridge
                                                                  won&#8217;t
                                                                  know
                                                                  what&#8217;s
                                                                  hit
                                                                  her.&#8217;<\/p>\n
                                                                </p>
                                                                <p>
                                                                  &#8211;
                                                                  <strong
                                                                    >Harry
                                                                    Potter and
                                                                    the Order of
                                                                    the
                                                                    Phoenix<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                                                                    <p>
                                                                      Though she
                                                                      is a
                                                                      slight
                                                                      woman in
                                                                      her
                                                                      seventies,
                                                                      McGonagall
                                                                      is a
                                                                      fearless
                                                                      combatant
                                                                      in the
                                                                      battle
                                                                      that rages
                                                                      at the
                                                                      close of
                                                                      the
                                                                      series,
                                                                      directing
                                                                      the action
                                                                      and
                                                                      engaging
                                                                      directly
                                                                      with
                                                                      Voldemort
                                                                      in defence
                                                                      of the
                                                                      institution
                                                                      and the
                                                                      people
                                                                      that she
                                                                      loves.<\/p>\n
                                                                    </p>
                                                                    <p>
                                                                      There are
                                                                      many women
                                                                      in JK
                                                                      Rowling&#8217;s
                                                                      <strong
                                                                        >Harry
                                                                        Potter<\/strong>
                                                                        series
                                                                        that
                                                                        display
                                                                        fine
                                                                        qualities
                                                                        &#8211;
                                                                        caring
                                                                        and
                                                                        protective
                                                                        Mrs
                                                                        Weasley;
                                                                        book-smart
                                                                        Hermione;
                                                                        fearless
                                                                        Tonks;
                                                                        even
                                                                        Delores
                                                                        Umbridge
                                                                        can be
                                                                        admired
                                                                        for her
                                                                        sheer
                                                                        bloodymindedness
                                                                        and
                                                                        determination.
                                                                        But
                                                                        McGonagall
                                                                        seems to
                                                                        embody
                                                                        all
                                                                        these
                                                                        qualities
                                                                        and then
                                                                        some.<\/p>\n
                                                                        <h2>
                                                                          Winnie
                                                                          the
                                                                          Witch<\/h2>\n
                                                                          <blockquote>
                                                                            <p>
                                                                              Winnie
                                                                              the
                                                                              Witch
                                                                              lived
                                                                              in
                                                                              a
                                                                              black
                                                                              house
                                                                              in
                                                                              the
                                                                              forest.
                                                                              The
                                                                              house
                                                                              was
                                                                              black
                                                                              on
                                                                              the
                                                                              outside
                                                                              and
                                                                              black
                                                                              on
                                                                              the
                                                                              inside.
                                                                              The
                                                                              carpets
                                                                              were
                                                                              black.
                                                                              The
                                                                              chairs
                                                                              were
                                                                              black.
                                                                              The
                                                                              bed
                                                                              was
                                                                              black
                                                                              and
                                                                              it
                                                                              had
                                                                              black
                                                                              sheets
                                                                              and
                                                                              black
                                                                              blankets.
                                                                              Even
                                                                              the
                                                                              bath
                                                                              was
                                                                              black.<\/p>\n
                                                                            </p>
                                                                            <p>
                                                                              Winnie
                                                                              lived
                                                                              in
                                                                              her
                                                                              black
                                                                              house
                                                                              with
                                                                              her
                                                                              cat,
                                                                              Wilbur.
                                                                              He
                                                                              was
                                                                              black
                                                                              too.
                                                                              And
                                                                              that
                                                                              is
                                                                              how
                                                                              the
                                                                              trouble
                                                                              began.<\/p>\n
                                                                            </p>
                                                                            <p>
                                                                              &#8211;
                                                                              <em
                                                                                >Winnie
                                                                                the
                                                                                Witch<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                                                                                <p>
                                                                                  <a
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                                                                                  Again
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                                                                                  Again
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                                                                                  \/><\/a><a
                                                                                  href=\"http:\/\/www.winnie-the-witch.com\/\"
                                                                                  target=\"_blank\">Winnie
                                                                                  the
                                                                                  Witch<\/a>
                                                                                  &#8211;
                                                                                  not
                                                                                  to
                                                                                  be
                                                                                  confused
                                                                                  with
                                                                                  the
                                                                                  <a
                                                                                  href=\"http:\/\/www.comicvine.com\/winnie-the-witch\/4005-36148\/\"
                                                                                  target=\"_blank\">1970s
                                                                                  Charlton
                                                                                  Comics
                                                                                  character<\/a>
                                                                                  of
                                                                                  the
                                                                                  same
                                                                                  name
                                                                                  &#8211;
                                                                                  made
                                                                                  her
                                                                                  first
                                                                                  appearance
                                                                                  in
                                                                                  1987.<\/p>\n
                                                                                </p>
                                                                                <p>
                                                                                  Created
                                                                                  by
                                                                                  Valerie
                                                                                  Thomas
                                                                                  and
                                                                                  illustrated
                                                                                  by
                                                                                  Korky
                                                                                  Paul,
                                                                                  she\u2019s
                                                                                  a
                                                                                  comical
                                                                                  character
                                                                                  by
                                                                                  design,
                                                                                  gangly
                                                                                  and
                                                                                  tall
                                                                                  with
                                                                                  an
                                                                                  unruly
                                                                                  mane
                                                                                  of
                                                                                  black
                                                                                  hair
                                                                                  and
                                                                                  a
                                                                                  reddened
                                                                                  nose
                                                                                  that
                                                                                  I
                                                                                  like
                                                                                  to
                                                                                  imagine
                                                                                  comes
                                                                                  from
                                                                                  a
                                                                                  fondness
                                                                                  for
                                                                                  gin.
                                                                                  When
                                                                                  we
                                                                                  first
                                                                                  meet
                                                                                  her,
                                                                                  she
                                                                                  is
                                                                                  the
                                                                                  only
                                                                                  colourful
                                                                                  thing
                                                                                  in
                                                                                  a
                                                                                  very
                                                                                  dark
                                                                                  world.
                                                                                  A
                                                                                  series
                                                                                  of
                                                                                  books
                                                                                  for
                                                                                  middle
                                                                                  grade
                                                                                  readers
                                                                                  featuring
                                                                                  Winnie
                                                                                  is
                                                                                  <a
                                                                                  href=\"http:\/\/www.winnie-the-witch.com\/the-authors.php\"
                                                                                  target=\"_blank\">also
                                                                                  available<\/a>,
                                                                                  written
                                                                                  by
                                                                                  Laura
                                                                                  Owen.<\/p>\n
                                                                                </p>
                                                                                <p>
                                                                                  But
                                                                                  Winnie
                                                                                  has
                                                                                  no
                                                                                  qualms
                                                                                  over
                                                                                  using
                                                                                  her
                                                                                  magic
                                                                                  to
                                                                                  amend
                                                                                  the
                                                                                  world
                                                                                  around
                                                                                  her
                                                                                  to
                                                                                  suit
                                                                                  her
                                                                                  own
                                                                                  purposes
                                                                                  without
                                                                                  considering
                                                                                  the
                                                                                  consequences.
                                                                                  Winnie
                                                                                  is
                                                                                  heedless
                                                                                  and
                                                                                  impulsive,
                                                                                  with
                                                                                  a
                                                                                  catch-all
                                                                                  cry
                                                                                  of
                                                                                  &#8216;ABRACADABRA&#8217;
                                                                                  that,
                                                                                  predictably,
                                                                                  gets
                                                                                  her
                                                                                  into
                                                                                  scrapes.<\/p>\n
                                                                                </p>
                                                                                <p>
                                                                                  She
                                                                                  learns
                                                                                  from
                                                                                  her
                                                                                  blunders,
                                                                                  though,
                                                                                  and
                                                                                  she
                                                                                  puts
                                                                                  things
                                                                                  right
                                                                                  with
                                                                                  grace
                                                                                  and
                                                                                  unerrring
                                                                                  joy.
                                                                                  Winnie
                                                                                  the
                                                                                  Witch
                                                                                  lives
                                                                                  a
                                                                                  hedonistic
                                                                                  life
                                                                                  and
                                                                                  she
                                                                                  makes
                                                                                  mistakes,
                                                                                  but
                                                                                  she\u2019s
                                                                                  always
                                                                                  got
                                                                                  a
                                                                                  genuine
                                                                                  smile
                                                                                  on
                                                                                  her
                                                                                  face
                                                                                  and
                                                                                  that\u2019s
                                                                                  what
                                                                                  makes
                                                                                  her
                                                                                  so
                                                                                  refreshing.<\/p>\n
                                                                                </p>
                                                                                <p>
                                                                                  <strong
                                                                                    >Bonus
                                                                                    Material:<\/strong>
                                                                                    <a
                                                                                    href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/O_f95a4MX7\"
                                                                                    target=\"_blank\">HERE
                                                                                    IS
                                                                                    THE
                                                                                    ACTUAL
                                                                                    MASTER
                                                                                    READING
                                                                                    WINNIE
                                                                                    THE
                                                                                    WITCH<\/a>.<\/p>\n
                                                                                    <ul>
                                                                                      \n
                                                                                      <li>
                                                                                        <em
                                                                                          ><a
                                                                                          href=\"http:\/\/badreputation.org.uk\/tag\/libby\/\"><strong
                                                                                            >Libby<\/strong><\/a>
                                                                                            earned
                                                                                            her
                                                                                            feminist
                                                                                            stripes
                                                                                            interning
                                                                                            for
                                                                                            the
                                                                                            <a
                                                                                            href=\"http:\/\/www.fawcettsociety.org.uk\/\"
                                                                                            target=\"_blank\">Fawcett
                                                                                            Society<\/a>
                                                                                            where
                                                                                            she
                                                                                            was
                                                                                            horrified
                                                                                            by
                                                                                            most
                                                                                            of
                                                                                            the
                                                                                            stories
                                                                                            she
                                                                                            heard.
                                                                                            An
                                                                                            accidental
                                                                                            activist,
                                                                                            she
                                                                                            is
                                                                                            a
                                                                                            regular
                                                                                            contributor
                                                                                            to
                                                                                            <a
                                                                                            href=\"http:\/\/bicommunitynews.co.uk\/\"
                                                                                            target=\"_blank\"><strong
                                                                                              >BCN<\/strong><\/a>.
                                                                                              Her
                                                                                              blog,
                                                                                              <a
                                                                                              href=\"http:\/\/treasuryislands.wordpress.com\/\"
                                                                                              target=\"_blank\"><strong
                                                                                                >TreasuryIslands<\/strong><\/a>,
                                                                                                is
                                                                                                the
                                                                                                home
                                                                                                of
                                                                                                her
                                                                                                other
                                                                                                passion
                                                                                                &#8211;
                                                                                                children\u2019s
                                                                                                literature.
                                                                                                Libby
                                                                                                is
                                                                                                very
                                                                                                proud
                                                                                                of
                                                                                                her
                                                                                                bad
                                                                                                reputation.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div
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                                                                                                                        In
                                                                                                                        recent
                                                                                                                        decades
                                                                                                                        the
                                                                                                                        image
                                                                                                                        of
                                                                                                                        the
                                                                                                                        image
                                                                                                                        of
                                                                                                                        the
                                                                                                                        witch
                                                                                                                        in
                                                                                                                        popular
                                                                                                                        culture
                                                                                                                        has
                                                                                                                        undergone
                                                                                                                        a
                                                                                                                        transformation,
                                                                                                                        in
                                                                                                                        no
                                                                                                                        small
                                                                                                                        part
                                                                                                                        due
                                                                                                                        to
                                                                                                                        the
                                                                                                                        witches
                                                                                                                        that
                                                                                                                        have
                                                                                                                        appeared
                                                                                                                        in
                                                                                                                        juvenile
                                                                                                                        literature.
                                                                                                                        These
                                                                                                                        are
                                                                                                                        my
                                                                                                                        favourites
                                                                                                                        of
                                                                                                                        the
                                                                                                                        modern
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