Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins Literary Analysis
By: Annie Collins
What would it be like if you were in a world where people dropped right out of the sky? This is exactly what happened to the Bank’s family when they needed a new nanny. Mr. Banks and Mrs. Banks have very naughty children. This family has gone though many different nannies because of the behavior of the children. This story is called “Mary Poppins” by P.L. Travers. “Mary Poppins” follows the romantic mode of literature through its plotline, symbolism, and characteristic.

The movie “Mary Poppins” fits the romance plot line. The romance plot line is very short there are only two plot points. In relative terms the first plot point is a minor conflict. The story begins with the Banks children in need of a new nanny. I have never had a nanny in my life so I would not know what it would be like to have one. The second point on the plot line is life symbolism, which is also the last point. In Mary Poppins the life symbolism is that Mr. Banks becomes nice (because of Mary Poppins) and the family finds the perfect nanny for their children and themselves. Although there are only two points on the romance plot line there was lots of symbolism in Mary Poppins.

Although the plot line is very important but was not too long, the symbolism in Mary Poppins is equally important and amazing. This story had lots of animals; some of the animals that were seen the most were birds, fox, and deer. In Pewaukee and by my house I see lots of birds. I also see lots of deer they are so beautiful and I sometimes will see foxes but not all the time. Also in the story there were lots of different animals that would most likely be on a farm such as pigs, geese, chicken, sheep, swans, dogs, and horses. In the story they were on a farm for a part of the time that is why there are lots of farm animals. In “Mary Poppins” there was lots of different places that they when to like the bank, chimney, and the circus. There also heard a lot of noises like thunder and lightning. I don’t like lightning and thunder at all it will make me not sleep at night. In “Mary Poppins” there was lots of interesting symbolism but the symbolism is not the whole story there also is the characteristics which is are a big part of the story too.

Even though the symbolism was a big part of this story the characteristic plays a big role too. There are a lot of characteristics to the romance mode. The first characteristic was the main character was in control and Mary Poppins was defiantly in control. Also Mary Poppins can do no wrong which is another characteristic of the romance plot line. This was a very unrealistic story because there was a lot of magic like Mary Poppins (the nanny) flies and so do the children. This story is a fantasy vision because of all the magic and going up a chimney. In “Mary Poppins” there is a lot of good because Mary Poppins is very good and strong and Mr. Banks is the evil person and he is very weak and laughable. Also in this story everything seems better than they really are. Like that almost everyone can fly and, everyone does almost anything Mary Poppins tells them to do. There are a lot of characteristics is the movie “Mary Poppins” as you can see.

“Mary Poppins” I thought was very interesting though the romantic plot line, characteristics, and symbolism. In the movie “Mary Poppins” had lots of magic that made me want to be right there with Mary Poppins and do it all along with her. I hope it will make you want to do the same. I thought that is was a good lesson. The lesson of the story was you’re your family is more important than your job. In that story the Mr. Banks was never around for his kids. When Mr. Banks lost his job he really didn’t care because he finally figured out that his family was more important.