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Date Posted: 16:21:46 06/20/02 Thu
Author: Michael
Subject: Re: How long will Laura stay *alive*
In reply to: delilah 's message, "How long will Laura stay *alive*" on 17:14:41 06/16/02 Sun

I have no doubt that Laura, her books, her 'message' will go on. Why?

- Great literature will last on. And the "Little House" books are great literature! Well, another kind of literature than Shakespeare or Goethe, Proust or Cervantes - but in its way it has the same value.
It's Laura's unique way of writing. Who else gives such a deep insight in her feelings, in the mood of her situation of life, than Laura does? That makes the difference. Comparable books are not 'living' in the way the "Little House" series is.

- There are the values Laura transports in her books and in her life. Surely they will seem 'out of fashion' for some people, for some kinds of lifestyle - from time to time. But values as they are described in Laura's books - and the faith, of course - ever were the ground which bears mankind, and will be. Laura's books can help to inspire societies in this way, now and in future times.

- And: probably there are societies which have not discovered 'Laura' up to now but maybe will do. Look at Japan - how much loved Laura and her books became after World War II when the Japanese created a new kind of society (and are until today). Why could not happen the same in, let's say, China, or Russia, or other places?

Yes, I think, Laura will stay 'alive' for a long time. Maybe not the spin-offs (which only try to imitate Laura's books) or the TV-series, but what Laura herself wrote and thought will go on to inspire many people!

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