Beskrivelse
The history of Woutertje Pieterse, reassembled from the ‘Ideas’ by Dr. J. van den Bergh van Eysinga-Elias, begins with the introduction of Multatuli and his influence on his contemporaries. Multatuli stirred his readers with works like Max Havelaar and his Ideas. The Ideas, published irregularly, served as a correspondence sheet with his readers. Multatuli fought against pettiness and narrow-mindedness in society, writing with concise aphorisms and provocative paradoxes. The story of Woutertje Pieterse is a fairy tale about an awakening poetic soul in a world of mediocrity and selfishness. The narrative follows Wouter’s development in a narrow-minded family and society, where he struggles against oppression and seeks goodness, truth, and beauty. The book is closely linked to Multatuli’s Ideas, discussing education, social injustice, and the development of the child’s soul.
