What would it be like to see a women floating out of the sky? In this story we meet two children of a British family. The children are going through nannies like thin air. The children want a nanny that exceeds their expectations but their father Mr. Banks is as stubborn as an ox and won’t let that happen. Mr. Banks wants his children to grow up just like him in every way shape and form. The romantic plot-line and symbolism together with the unrealisticness of this story teach us the moral lesson of escapism and how to escape everyday life by just dreaming into your own imaginary land which is something their father never believes because he can never picture things being better than they really are.
The plot-line of the story Mary Poppins perfectly fits that of romantic literature. In the beginning, the minor conflict is that their dad is all fed up with his children and doesn’t care what they think. Their father thinks that they need the meanest, leanest, and toughest nanny in the world but that won’t solve his problem. Soon after he denies the children of their needs Marry Poppins swoops in and saves the day by talking it over with Mr. Banks. After that everything gets better and the kids start having fun and stop being trouble makers. Once things get fine and dandy for the children everything gets gloomy too. Their dad takes them to the bank that he works at and the children meet the owner and president of the bank. Mr. Banks son took a shiny gold coin to the bank wanting to give it to the lady with the birds but his dad denies that. Soon the pres/owner swipes the money out of the boys hands. Quickly the boy said they took my money at the top of his lungs and repeats it running through the bank. All the people in the bank heard and everybody wanted their money back thinking theirs was going to get taken so the bank had closed up shop for that day due to the boy. Later in the story Mr. Banks got fired but it was one of the best things that happened to him that day he regained a friendship with his kids.
In addition to the plot-line fitting the romantic mode of literature, so does the symbolism found in the story. In the beginning it started out all gloomy which is usually sad but which is different this story is happy but as the story goes on it gets sunnier following the kid’s attitude. Later in the painting dreamland themed area there are bright colors, flowers, dancing, carnivals, animals, flying, laughing, and all throughout the story singing.
Finally, in the story Mary Poppins the main character is in control and the other characters behave in a realistic way except for the other magic people. Mary and the children, the main characters, are definitely in control throughout the story as they go on mini journeys together. In addition to that they are all good and strong in every situation they face especially against Mr. Banks. Also Mr. Banks Is out smarted and falls into every trap he comes to as he is evil. In this story everything is a fantasy vision or unrealistic which makes everything seem better than they really are.
The story Mary Poppins portrays a warm group of people, helping each other to get along. Through the use of symbolism the author lets us as readers and viewers identify with the troubles that the real world brings and how we have to work together with the people we love or hate to solve those problems. When the dad joins the both of the kids for life symbolism, the romantic line is complete and the reader and viewer experiences relief and a restored family in Brittan.
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