Once Upon a Social Issue Hayden Grant Hayes EH 101, Section 02 Professor Singh Thursday, January 27 2000 Once Upon a Social Issue Fairy tales have always been told to us as children; whether to comfort or entertain us, they always seem to be a part of most everyone’s childhood. When Nadine Gordimer was asked to write a children’s story, she replied with a short story titled “Once Upon A Time”. Although the title is characteristic of …showed first 75 words of 951 total…

…showed last 75 words of 951 total…the family, could actually weaken themselves by submitting to their prejudices and insecurities. With all of this said, I feel that this story is more than anything, a way for Gordimer to express her thoughts and feelings on these topics while also sort of defying an attempt by someone to have the audacity to tell her what she should write. Works Cited Gordimer, Nadine. “Once Upon a Time.” Literature Harcourt Brace College Publishers. 1997 pg. 74-78