Saving Mr Banks: the true story of Walt Disney's battle to make Mary Poppins". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 May 2017 Subverted in the stage show, where Winifred struggles with her role as George's wife and place in society. No Full Name Given: His first name is never mentioned, but because of the "Sr.", it must be the same as his son's, whatever it is. Comically Missing the Point: A Running Gag with him is that he objects to Mary's actions due to finding them too frivolous, but never questions how she appears to be breaking the laws of physics. Those little beasts have run away from me for the last time!" Film actress: Elsa Lanchester ( Mary Poppins)

Still, Mary Poppins, for all of her competency, skill, and magical adventures becomes still more terrifying and cruel in this book. The arrogance and self-satisfaction are dialed up to eleven in this book, with the poor little kids having to wait in the cold while Mary Poppins admires her own beauty and neatness in the shop mirror. Also dialed up to 11: Mary Poppins ability to say cruel things to her charges. Travers frequently attaches the word “jeering” to the remarks aimed at the children, and they are often quite cruel indeed. And that’s before we consider that Mary Poppins constantly accuses the children of lying about the magical adventures she’s taken them on, leaving them too terrified to say a word to anyone except each other. This book only strengthens my conviction that, however marvelous Mary Poppins might be, the Banks children are going to end up completely messed up. And I mean completely, given that Mrs. Brill seems to be the most steady presence in their lives, which is not really saying much. Immediately after singing about fighting the patriarchy to secure equal rights for women everywhere, she frantically hides her suffragette paraphernalia from her and acts like an Extreme Doormat to him. Greater-Scope Villain: She was George Banks's babysitter in the musical, and it's strongly implied that she's the reason why he's so troubled in the present day.

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In "Sister Suffragette" she sings about her glorious crusade of gaining equality for women everywhere, over the protests of her current nanny (who is trying to complain about her working conditions, collect her pay, and quit). Evil Nephew: He takes over Mr. Dawes's job as bank chairman after convincing people his uncle is too crazy to run it. Dawes demotes him at the very end though. In the 1977 interview on the BBC's Desert Island Discs, Travers remarked about the film, "I've seen it once or twice, and I've learned to live with it. It's glamorous and it's a good film on its own level, but I don't think it is very like my books." [44] [45] Later films [ edit ] Newman, Melinda (2013-11-07). " Poppins Author a Pill No Spoonful of Sugar Could Sweeten: Tunesmith Richard Sherman recalls studio's battles with Travers to bring Disney classic to life". Variety . Retrieved 2013-11-07.

Police Are Useless: Subverted. He's the only adult besides Bert who finds the children when they go missing, and he brings them home straightaway. When Mr. Banks goes missing near the climax, he helps comfort a frightened Mrs. Banks. Dragged Off to Hell: After trapping Miss Andrew in the birdcage, Mary Poppins ends up sending her down to hell in the stage musical. And speaking of “once again,” the chapters in this book occasionally feel a bit repetitive because, well, they are a bit repetitive, more or less following the pattern of the first book, with only slight variations. This time, for instance, it’s Jane, not Michael, who misbehaves and gets drawn into a terrifying world and needs Mary Poppins to rescue her; the baby who can understand the language of the wind and the birds is Annabel, instead of John and Barbara; the fairy tale is about the King of the Castle instead of the Red Cow, and so on. A few of the corresponding chapters have been omitted, but not many.Defrosting Ice King: When Mr. Banks tells him the joke about a man with a wooden leg named Smith, he breaks into a fit of laughter before he dies laughing. Even Dawes Jr. mentions that he had never been happier in his life. Hidden Depths: A funny character he is, Bert has a surprising amount of wisdom and empathy, as shown during his chat with the children and later Mr. Banks, in some of the film's tearjerking scenes. In fact it's largely due to his talk with Mr. Banks that the man changes his ways. Late to the Punchline: He ponders over the "Wooden leg named Smith" joke at first before he gets it and flies up into the air, dying of laughter. Travers, P.L. (1970–1971), "George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff (1877–1949)", Man, Myth and Magic: Encyclopedia of the Supernatural, London: Purnell , 12 vol.; reprinted in International Gurdjieff Review 3.1 (Fall 1999), In Memoriam: An Introduction to Gurdjieff