Weetzie Bat is a novel that plays with the language and conventions of fairy tales to create a postmodern version of the fairy tale that urges a normalization of alternative lifestyles and values. Lia Francesca Block’s 1989 novel, Weetzie Bat, is a young-adult novel that examines themes of lifestyle, friendship, and acceptance in an urban environment that features homosexual relationships, unorthodox parenting arrangements, and elements of magic. Fairy tales have historically been used to create a cohesive cultural identity through values and characteristics exhibited by the characters. Consider reading a bit more about it from other excellent reviewers on GoodReads.Īccording to Webster’s Dictionary, a fairly tale can be defined as “a story (as for children) involving fantastic forces and beings (as fairies, wizards, and goblins)” or “a story in which improbable events lead to a happy ending” (). While I didn’t particularly favor the text, it doesn’t mean that you wouldn’t like it. While the book was not amongst my favorites due to its style of prose, I do appreciate its depth despite its brevity. While Block’s Weetzie Bat is a peculiar text, it is certainly worthy of discussion as a work of literature that has a lot to say. Certainly an interesting course, it’s important to realize that all literature (not just the canon) is worthy of study, from children’s literature to comic books, and even things as non-canonical as picture books. He ducks behind the curtain before introducing L.A.’s original American ska band, The Untouchables.NOTE: This essay was written for a course in Young Adult Literature I completed in the Fall of 2014.
Through the thick crowd of 20- and 30-somethings, I glimpse Harry Perry’s turban, accessorized with a black visor. The scene is a bit worn out like a Hollywood miniature, with scant groups of aging rockers sipping craft beer near a sign that admonishes, “If you stage dive, you go home.” Photo by Cynthia Drake.įinally, I visit the Viper Room, which came after the time of Weetzie, but would have likely been part of her world. Later in my trip, I venture out alone in West Hollywood to some of the clubs that are still around from the Weetzieverse like Whiskey a Go Go (gay clubs like Rage and Revolver where Weetzie and Dirk went “duck hunting” are still there, too). For the first time, searching for the remnants of Weetzie Bat’s L.A., those shimmery, weird beacons in a city that casts away old things, I can empathize with this character’s sadness.
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