The Bad Seed
Recommended by Susan Gelman, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #6 in Anger Management, Ranked #8 in Manners — see more rankings.
What happens to ordinary families into whose midst a child serial killer is born? This is the question at the center of William March's classic thriller. After its initial publication in 1954, the book went on to become a million–copy bestseller, a wildly successful Broadway show, and a Warner Brothers film. The spine–tingling tale of little Rhoda... more
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Susan Gelman I love this book. I have to confess that in high school I had the lead in a play that we put on of The Bad Seed. I was the evil girl. So I’ve been thinking about this one for a long time. It’s really essentialism personified. What makes it essentialism is that this girl, who outwardly seems very sweet and innocent, in actuality is bad to the core. So there’s this appearance/reality distinction that is a big piece of essentialism. Also, the reason that she’s evil is that she was born that way – it was passed down from her grandmother. Her grandmother was a serial killer who got executed. The... (Source)
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The Bad Seed is ranked in the following categories:
- #32 in Behavior
- #49 in Choices
- #73 in Easy
- #40 in Emotional Intelligence
- #31 in Emotions
- #16 in Famous
- #8 in Feelings
- #76 in Picture
- #90 in Reference
- #56 in Social Skills
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