Heidi Against Frankfurt’s Rules

Heidi

This thread traces the conflict between Heidi’s direct, outdoor upbringing and the strict conventions imposed in the city.

increasing

Bearing strength in each event

decreasing

The Name Dispute The Name Dispute from "Heidi". Identity Corrected A familiar name rejected Fraulein Rottenmeier insists on Adelaide, while Heidi says she is always called Heidi.

The Name Dispute from "Heidi". Identity Corrected A familiar name rejected Fraulein Rottenmeier insists on Adelaide, while Heidi says she is always called Heidi.

Identity Corrected A familiar name rejected Fraulein Rottenmeier insists on Adelaide, while Heidi says she is always called Heidi. Clara accepts the child’s preferred name. A first contest The exchange establishes that adult decorum and Heidi’s plain self-understanding will not easily agree.

The Table Lesson The Table Lesson from "Heidi". Manners Misread A roll saved Heidi pockets a white roll for her grandmother and does not understand how to request the meal placed before her.

The Table Lesson from "Heidi". Manners Misread A roll saved Heidi pockets a white roll for her grandmother and does not understand how to request the meal placed before her.

Manners Misread A roll saved Heidi pockets a white roll for her grandmother and does not understand how to request the meal placed before her. Rules imposed Fraulein Rottenmeier interprets innocence as bad conduct and begins instructing her in formal behavior.

The Lesson Interrupted The Lesson Interrupted from "Heidi". A City Sound Misheard A burst of motion Heidi hears carriages and mistakes them for the wind in fir trees, rushing out and overturning the lesson table.

The Lesson Interrupted from "Heidi". A City Sound Misheard A burst of motion Heidi hears carriages and mistakes them for the wind in fir trees, rushing out and overturning the lesson table.

A City Sound Misheard A burst of motion Heidi hears carriages and mistakes them for the wind in fir trees, rushing out and overturning the lesson table. The conflict sharpens Fraulein Rottenmeier sees disobedience where Heidi experiences an urgent response to a sound associated with home.

A Punishment Threatened A Punishment Threatened from "Heidi". The Housekeeper’s Anger Animals become evidence Fraulein Rottenmeier calls Heidi a barbarian and threatens a dark cellar after the kittens disrupt the lessons.

A Punishment Threatened from "Heidi". The Housekeeper’s Anger Animals become evidence Fraulein Rottenmeier calls Heidi a barbarian and threatens a dark cellar after the kittens disrupt the lessons.

The Housekeeper’s Anger Animals become evidence Fraulein Rottenmeier calls Heidi a barbarian and threatens a dark cellar after the kittens disrupt the lessons. Clara intervenes Clara insists that her father should decide, protecting Heidi from punishment and asserting her own authority.

Compassion Replaces Judgment Compassion Replaces Judgment from "Heidi". Heidi Is Accepted The father investigates Herr Sesemann listens to the tutor and Clara, then concludes Heidi is not unwell or malicious.

Compassion Replaces Judgment from "Heidi". Heidi Is Accepted The father investigates Herr Sesemann listens to the tutor and Clara, then concludes Heidi is not unwell or malicious.

Heidi Is Accepted The father investigates Herr Sesemann listens to the tutor and Clara, then concludes Heidi is not unwell or malicious. New terms He orders that her peculiarities be treated kindly, easing the conflict between her nature and household expectations.

Heidi’s first interview with Fraulein Rottenmeier

the first dinner in Frankfurt

Heidi’s first morning lesson

after the kittens arrive

after Herr Sesemann hears the household’s complaints