The sun was shining brightly outside on 17 Cherry Tree Lane. In this house lived the Banks family, where their inside sun was not shining so brightly. This family had just lost their sixth nanny in four months. Even though that had just happened to the Banks family, life still went on in its cheerful and happy way. In the movie “Mary Poppins” by P.L. Travers, we see the characteristics, plotline, and symbolism of a romance mode of literature.
A romance sign of literature usually has the characteristics of the book or movie being unrealistic, and making sure that the good forces (the people we root for) are very powerful. The evil (the people who we don’t like that much) are weak and laughable. Some of the good forces in this story are, of course, Mary Poppins, Bert, the chimney sweeper, and the children, Jane and Michael. There are only a few evil forces in the movie, and they are Mr. Banks and all of his bosses and coworkers. Mary Poppins is very strong, and Mr. Banks is so weak it’s laughable. Good will conquer evil in a romance, and that's exactly what happens in this story. Also, another trait of a romance is that everything seems better than it really this. Even after the Banks had lost their nanny again, when Mrs. Banks comes home, the first thing she does is burst into song. She was so bright and cheerful, when no one else was close to that. Whenever anyone was down, or in virtually every situation, the main characters found solution in singing about it. This made everything seem better than it actually was.
While the characteristics of “Mary Poppins” basically prove that it’s a romance, its plotline shows it even more than the characteristics does. Romances usually start out with a tiny, minor conflict, and it ends with a life symbolism such as falling in love, and getting married. The minor conflict of Mary Poppins was that the Banks family was losing nannies left and right. The force of evil in this movie was Mr. Banks, because Mr. Banks and the children like different types of nannies. The life symbolism of this movie was that Mr. Banks transferred over to the good forces, and left the evil side. He did that by becoming nicer to the children and he started enjoying Mary Poppins’ job. Since Mr. Banks started being a more enjoyable person, Mary Poppins had done her job and then was able to leave the Banks family with a happy ending.
Since the characteristics and plotline of “Mary Poppins” show it’s a romance, you will expect for the symbolism to show that too, and it does. A few of the main symbolisms of a romance is that the main times for things to happen is morning or sunrise, it is spring, and there are animals like rabbits, baby animals, and butterflies. This movie has most or all of those symbolisms, and many more. Some of the symbolism is that there are talking penguins that can dance, too. Also, there are many other animals that are very cheerful around Mary Poppins, Bert, and the children. Next, most or all of the main scenes take place at morning. That is a classic sign of the romance literature. Finally, Mary Poppins, as the main character, is always told by Bert, Michael, and Jane that she is “practically perfect in every way”. The children kept saying “It’s Mary who we love!” This wonderful nanny made everyone love her and her work, and that is a huge clue for proving that “Mary Poppins” is a romance.
Flying nannies, dancing penguins, and singing, singing, and even more singing, are all characteristics of an unrealistic mode of literature. This movie is also very bright and cheerful, and everything seems better than it really is. If those are the main ideas of a story, it has to be a romance. Also, Mary Poppins could do no wrong, never, even if it should have been her fault. These facts and more prove that this movie is a romance. The classic movie “Mary Poppins”, by P.L Travers, shows almost all of the characteristics, symbolism, and plotline of a romance mode of literature.
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