Surrealism is a form of art that become very prominent in the 20th century. The art form appears to be disorientating, not making any sense at a first glance. The painting and/or pictures would be illogical to us as we know that whatever is being portrayed is not applicable. Some art would appear to be dream-like, expressing the unconscious mind However, the artist presents a deeper meaning and representation behind their art pieces. The art piece would have specific features that would be noticeable to us such as the depth of color, the highlight, and the actual drawing. Usually, a surrealism artist would include an animal into their work in order to show a comparison between them and humans.
Winnie the Pooh, originally written by A.A. Milne, is a timeless classic that has stuck with us to even this day, making it a transitional . If it didn't, why would we even be talking about it. A.A. Milne's child, Christopher Robin, is the human that appears in the story with all the animals being his toys. The story brings in the imagination and fantasies of Christopher Robin into perspective with all of his toy animals. Pooh is just an ordinary teddy bear in real life, but in Christopher Robin's conscious, he is brought to live and given a story to follow.
Page 6-7, A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
The images here show us the flow of how the story is currently going. It uses text in between the bees and Pooh to showcase just how far apart they are. The tree on the right side of the page gives us a scale on how high the tree is, which is where the bees currently are. The positioning of these images seems to truly emphasize just how far Pooh is from the bees, along with the text detailing the gap. The images might also show us how Pooh views the bees as something he wants to be as he eventually does fly up to the tree, where the bees are.
In multiple images throughout the story, even though it appears as though Pooh has come to life, is still just a toy bear. His body physique is that of any ordinary teddy bear with immovable limbs, as seen when Christopher Robin is dragging Pooh down the stairs in reality. This shows that even though in Christopher Robin's unconscious mind the animals have come to life, they aren't actually all that real. There are multiple pictures in the book that show Pooh having the same form as he does in real life. As stated before, we can first see Pooh's lifeless body when Christopher Robin was dragging him down the stairs. The second time we see this position is when he is falling out of a tree while attempting to climb it. Any normal being would not hold that teddy-bear-like position when falling from a great height. The surrealistic image symbolizes how you cannot accomplish what you were never meant to do, as bears were never meant to climb up trees. If Pooh climbed the tree in his falling pose, it would be no wonder that he fell off. The last image is a image of Pooh eating with Piglet and Christopher Robin. Pooh is in the same position as he was falling from the tree and dragged down the stairs. Even though this a normal position that is had when eating, for Pooh this is the default position he has, based of the image of him in real life.
The book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A.A. Milne, overall gives us a a surrealistic view of Christopher Robin's unconscious thoughts and imaginations. The surrealistic images provided in the story help to add immersion by making the reader think and analyze in real time. These stories that are targeted to children have a deeper meaning than what's seen at first glance. A careful analysis of the text can uncover many secrets just like we did in Winnie-the-Pooh. Surrealism can be seen in plenty of children books other than Winnie-the-Pooh, showing the authors emotion and thoughts for creating their work. Surrealism portrays thoughts that we wouldn't normally see in this world and Winnie-the-Pooh did just that by bringing in a teddy bear, along with many other animals to life.