Modern Toys - Way to Neverland
Keywords:
play, toys, civilization, children – our future, salvation, consciousness manipulation.Abstract
The role of toys has changed over past
milleniums even though play and toys represent the
phenomenon as old as entire civilization. Their meaning,
functions, symbolism and values have changed from
extremely positive to extremely negative conotations,
remembered in collective memory of mankind which
includes both idilyc and tragic periods. It seems that оur
time belongs to the second period. We are on the edge of
abyss. Toys which are offered to the youngest generations
mark one part of the road that leads us to the abyss. The
question is: Why?