Philippa Pearce Essays
Tom and Time Again: Representing a Theory of Temporality in 'Tom’s Midnight Garden' College
Tom's Midnight Garden
Time is the centre-point of Pearce’s novel, particularly the confusion around the reality and reliability of time. This essay will set out to answer Tom’s question; ‘What is Time- I mean, how does Time work?’[1] by researching scientific and...
Representing the Connection Between Memory and Identity: 'Tom's Midnight Garden' and 'Kit's Wilderness' College
Tom's Midnight Garden
Writing on the relationship between memories and narratives, theorist Derek Neal argues that ‘consciousness, memory and storytelling are intricately linked’ (954). This statement becomes especially relevant when, as will be explored within this...