It is kind of
boring for me to read Aunt Maria at first because the book is a bit slow at the
beginning part. The book slowly talks the story about MIg and his brother go to
visit their aunt homes with his mom since their father drive off. The book isn’t
so exciting but become interesting while MIg finally realize aunt Maria is not
a good person she seems like to be. The story keeps letting the tension grow
between the kids and Maria. It is so clear there is will be some real conflict
between Maria and the kids. This is the time when the book get interesting.
About the witch, I am
not so surprised the total set is pretty stereotype. The book is marked as a
kids book and then a more traditional and popular witch character will receive
more favor. The main character goes in to some place that is new and weird to
her. Then meet a person who is evil but pretend to be a nice to everyone at
first. The main character first got tricked and then realize the truth of the
evil. After some adventure and then defeat the evil with the secret or power
gained during the adventure. An example of this could be Hansel and Gretel, a German fairy tale.
To some point, stories about a child (normally a girl) being trapped by an monster or villain and then overpowering or outwitting them seems like a coming of age story. This is seen more clearly in Hocus Pocus and has a clear place in the witches genre. Is that what you meant with the Hansel and Gretel comparison?
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