Author: Benjamin Hoff
Publication: 1992
R: Benjamin Hoff uses a number of methods of communication is his tales of taoism. He includes other texts as he takes excepts from the tales of "Winnie-the-Pooh" and "The House on Pooh Corner". He also uses fictional dialogue between him and the characters from those stories. FInally, he uses explanation to justify his reasoning and express his point of view on the relationship between taoism and these tales. I believe that his methods of communication make it very clear that he is trying to get us to relate to these characters more easily to enable us to in turn relate ourselves to taoist principles. This was true in "The Tao of Pooh" as well. It is extremely helpful considering I haven't read these stories of Winnie-the-Pooh since I was little and I cant necessarily remember the details of these character
s personalities which is needed to understand the relationship. The dialouge and text excepts help to refresh my memory and make the relationship more clear. Using his explanation to reenforce this relationship I'm able to relate myself more closely to the subject. However his interpretation of the characters of Winnie -the-Pooh and the way he chooses to portray them make me question if A. A. Milne would approve. It seems odd that another author can just make up dialouge between someone else's character's for the benefit of their own book. This makes me feel more disconnected from the subject as I question the validity of one of his forms of communication.
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