期刊名称：E-Fabulations : e-Journal of Children's Literature
电子版ISSN：1646-8880
出版年度：2007
卷号：01
出版社：Universidade do Porto
摘要：Just like Gulliver in Lilliput, a child is a giant among his toys. When a little girl takes a doll in her hands she enters a world of make-believe where she commands and possesses. Above anything else, dolls are symbols of identity. The little girl holds the doll on her lap, cuddles her or throws her away: playing is a game of power that reflects the adult world. The presence of a particular doll may give comfort and security: she has a life and a history. There is a love relationship that sometimes outlasts childhood during which the doll may be forgotten, left on the bed, cuddled, rescued or even, in later times, restored. To play is to imitate the ways of the real world or act out different roles. A time of play is also a representation in which a doll assumes several personalities: she sleeps or eats while the child also sleeps or eats. One cannot forget that the latin word for ‘ to play’ , ludere, retains two different meanings; to play as a child and to perform in the theatre. A collection of dolls is a theatre in constant performance where the child does not merely observe but also interacts with dolls, being both actor and audience, changing experiences. The real world is recreated and brought to life over and over again. (Manguel 2006)
