In the book Leafman Attacks, Iva Lou the dragon warns Anna and her grandmother about Leafman’s danger. The two don’t so much disbelieve as dismiss her message because they don’t understand.  When they see Leafman in action theory transforms into reality.
The value in great art, literature, and music is, not just entertainment and beauty, but that it carries you to a new world where you experience a new life and learn along with the people and emotions you meet there.
When I was eight I learned a number of painful lessons as my Mom and I discussed “Madam Butterfly.”  I learned about boy\girl relationships by being with Carmen, who I do not see as “a wonder example of a powerful and independent womanhood,” as is news media tries to convince us.The woman’s powerful all right but she’s a TURKEY!  nancymauerman.com