Superman and Paula Brown's new snowsuit

The underlying theme of ‘Paula Brown’s new snowsuit’ is the transition from the innocence of childhood, which is displayed through the change in the girl’s dreams/daydreams. She starts off by having these elaborate fantasies about flying and superman, but after seeing a war movie at the cinema, whenever she closes her eyes all she can see is dead soldiers and horrible war scenes. This transition is most graphically displayed when she throws up the bright coloured cake and ice-cream after seeing the graphic war film, almost as if she is purging herself of her childhood. Another theme is finding out people aren’t always going to tell the truth, because she is blamed for ruining Paula Brown’s new snow suit, even though Paula slipped and ruined it herself. This incident also shows that people aren’t always going to believe you, as even though she is adamant to her mother and uncle that she didn’t push Paula, her mother still says that they will buy Paula a new snowsuit.