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sexual Politics of The Poem Goblin Market Question

 

I’m working on a english question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.

Examine the implied sexual politics of the poem, and answer one of the following:

a) How do you reconcile the sexual content of the poem with the ostensible framing of the story as a children’s tale that draws upon genres such as the fairy tale and the fable? Consider the aural or musical elements of the poem, describing elements that work both with or against conventional ideas of children’s literature.

b) Offer a reading in which “Goblin Market” can be seen as subverting heterosexist, patriarchal, and/or Christian norms of female sexual behavior (and gender roles more generally). Describe how this poem is more transgressive than its playful rhymes and imagery might suggest.