Dramatically Missing the Point: When Michael as a child protests that he wants to keep his tuppence to feed the birds and show kindness, Dawes Sr. tries to explain complicated concepts on the good things saving tuppence in a bank can do. Michael starts scratching his head in confusion. The family lived in a large home in Maryborough until Lyndon was three years old, when they relocated to Brisbane in 1902. Goff recalled an idealized version of her childhood in Maryborough as an adult. In Brisbane Goff's sister was born. [8] In mid-1905 Goff went to spend time with Ellie in Sydney. [9] Later that year, Lyndon returned and the family moved to Allora, Queensland. [10] In part because Goff was often left alone as a child by parents who were "caught up in their own importance", she developed a "form of self-sufficiency and [...had an] idiosyncratic form of fantasy life", according to her biographer Valerie Lawson, often pretending to be a mother hen—at times for hours. [11] Goff also wrote poetry, which her family paid little attention to. In 1906 Lyndon attended the Allora Public School. [12] Travers Goff died at home in January 1907. Lyndon would struggle to come to terms with this fact for the next six years. [13] Mary Poppins statue in Ashfield Park in honour of Goff (Travers) who lived nearby from 1918 to 1924 Goff was born in Maryborough, Queensland, and grew up in the Australian bush before being sent to boarding school in Sydney. Her writing was first published when she was a teenager, and she also worked briefly as a professional Shakespearean actress. Upon emigrating to England at the age of 24, she took the name "Pamela Lyndon Travers" and adopted the pen name P. L. Travers in 1933 while writing the first of eight Mary Poppins books.

The Park Keeper is a prominent supporting character in the books. He frequently appears in scenes taking place in the park, one of Mary's favourite places to take the children. He is very particular and obsessive about the Park's bylaws and such. He is very confused and sometimes annoyed by Mary Poppins's magical adventures but has learnt to accept that there are things about her he will never understand. He secretly yearns for his childhood, and finds any opportunity to join the Banks children's games such as kite flying and fireworks. His full name is Fred Smith and his mother is the Bird Woman. He does not appear in the 1964 film, but he does appear in the stage musical. In the musical, he sings the song " Let's Go Fly a Kite" with Bert and the children. He appeared in the 2018 sequel, played by Steve Nicolson. Fred Twigley: Mary Poppins's cousin. He gets to have seven wishes granted on the first New Moon, after the second rainy Sunday, after 3 May, as a present from his Godmother. Travers was reluctant to share details about her personal life, saying she "most identified with Anonymous as a writer" and asked whether "biographies are of any use at all". Patricia Demers was allowed to interview her in 1988 but not to ask about her personal life. [17] Bust of P. L. Travers, c. 1944, by Gertrude Hermes, National Portrait Gallery, London Adorably Precocious Child: Annabel and John both tend to act like they're older than they are, and when Mary Poppins arrives they're both dismissive of her at first since they think they're too old for a nanny. However, the fantastic adventures she takes them on makes them mellow out considerably. The death of their mother is likely the reason why they try to act mature and responsible. Adaptational Jerkass: In the musical, both Banks kids are naughtier than their book and film counterparts. As they soon learn, however, Mary Poppins doesn't stand for it.But Now I Must Go: She does this at the end of each of the first three books and the films. In addition, she leaves at the end of both acts of the musical. In both movies, she departs without saying a direct good-bye to the children.

Adapted Out: She doesn't appear in any English film adaptation, but she does have a part in the Russian film. Lawson, Valerie (1999). Out of the Sky She Came: The Life of P.L. Travers, Creator of Mary Poppins. Hodder. ISBN 978-0-7336-1072-1.Insane Admiral: Played for laughs; he likes to fire off a cannon every morning from the roof of his home in suburban London and shoots at the chimney sweeps with fireworks believing they are "Hottentots". No Full Name Given: Seeing as he has a "Jr." in his name, he must be named after his father, but we don't know the first name of either of them.

Even Evil Has Loved Ones: He cares for his father greatly, defending him when he thinks Mr Banks will hurt him and desperately calling for him to come down when he starts flying from laughter. The Ageless: In the sequel, she hasn't aged much despite 20 years passing, implying she has eternal youth. She offers no explanation and stops any attempt to raise the subject.

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Chapter One East Wind If YOU want to find Cherry Tree Lane all you have to do is ask the Policeman at the crossroads. He will push his helmet slightly to one side, scratch his head thoughtfully, and then he will point his huge white-gloved finger and say: “First to your right, second to your left, sharp right again, and you’re there. Good morning.” And sure enough, if you follow his directions exactly, you will be there — right in the middle of Cherry Tree Lane, where the houses run down one side and the Park runs down the other and the cherry-trees go dancing right down the middle. If you are looking for Number Seventeen — and it is more than likely that you will be, for this book is all about that particular house — you will very soon find it. To begin with, it is the smallest house in the Lane. And besides that, it is the only one that is rather dilapidated and needs a coat of paint. But Mr Banks, who owns it, said to Mrs Banks that she could have either a nice, clean, comfortable house or four children. But not both, for he couldn’t afford it. And after Mrs Banks had given the matter some consideration she came to the conclusion that she would rather have Jane, who was the eldest, and Michael, who came next, and John and Barbara, who were Twins and came last of all. So it was settled, and that was how the Banks family came to live at Number Seventeen, with Mrs Brill to cook for them, and Ellen to lay the tables, and Robertson Ay to cut the lawn and clean the knives and polish the shoes and, as Mr Banks always said, “to waste his time and my money.” And, of course, besides these there was Katie Nanna, who doesn’t really deserve to come into the book at all because, at the time I am speaking of, she had just left Number Seventeen. “Without a by your leave or a word of warning. And what am I to do?” said Mrs Banks. “Advertise, my dear,” said Mr Banks, putting on his shoes. “And I wish Robertson Ay would go Creature of Habit: In the film and stage show. "The Life I Lead" in the film and his segments of "Cherry Tree Lane" in the musical are about this very trope. Helen Lyndon Goff, also known as Lyndon, was born on 9 August 1899 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, at her family's home. [3] Her mother, Margaret Agnes Goff (née Morehead), was Australian and the niece of Boyd Dunlop Morehead, Premier of Queensland from 1888 to 1890. [ citation needed] Her father, Travers Robert Goff, was unsuccessful as a bank manager owing to his alcoholism, and was eventually demoted to the position of bank clerk. [4] The two had been married on 9 November 1898, nine months before Helen was born. [3] The name Helen came from a maternal great-grandmother and great-aunt. Although she was born in Australia, Goff considered herself Irish and later expressed the sentiment that her birth had been "misplaced". [5] Hate Sink: He is the Chairman of Fidelity Fiduciary Bank who takes advantage of London's slump to repossess at least 19 homes and now sets his sights on doing so for the Banks home too. Wilkins has no compulsion about doing so despite likely putting multiple families out on the street purely for profit. He's extremely unrepentant about it to the point that his own uncle fires him at the end of the movie. As if to drive down the point, his balloon sinks while everyone else flies up to the sky with their balloons. She hires herself. With, no less, the implication that Mr. and Mrs. Banks are the ones who need to impress her!