Goodnight Moon is a children’s bedtime story written by Margaret Wise Brown. The book illustrates a bunny rabbit getting ready for bed and during his routine he starts by saying goodnight to each thing in the room. It is told as a poem and starts out with a description of all of the things in the bunny’s green room, such as a telephone, a picture of a cow jumping over the moon, a pair of mittens, and a little toy house. The bunny then begins saying goodnight to all of the inanimate objects and slowly but surely, the little bunny rabbit falls asleep.
The story is addressing the children to always say goodnight and to acknowledge all that is around them. Being conscious is definitely an adult desire; all adults seek perseverance and recognition as a trait in there children. Possessing such traits early on, can lead to a very vigilant being in and out of school, making them more focused on there own desires. The book also teaches us the value of “a day”, and how meaningful it is. In a way saying goodnight is symbolic of the present transitioning into the past, and for children, or any other reader, it can set a viewpoint for a new day. “New day” can be translated as new goals, new objectives or even a fresh start.
Brown, Margaret Wise, and Clement Hurd. Goodnight Moon;. New York: Harper, 1947. Print.
You have a lot going on in this post. In the future you might pick one idea and elaborate it more. You might mention a bunch of ideas, but make sure you elaborate one in greater detail. I think your observation about the usefulness of the day and emphasizing productivity might be the strongest observation in terms of what is an adult desire being worked out in this story. What you needed though was to elaborate and show us how the story privileges the daytime and productivity.