When reminiscing on past memories of favorite books, cartoons, songs and stuffed animals, many people will think about Winnie the Pooh. The man behind all of your fun filled childhood adventured with Christopher Robin and his bear friend Pooh is Alan Alexander Milne, more commonly known as A. A. Milne. Besides his creation of Winnie the Pooh short story and poetry books he was a very accomplished man through out his whole life. He showed great affection to family members, friends, and to his wife and child. He was also dedicated to his work and set his mind to whatever task he was facing. Family life for Milne was very unusual, he experienced love and hate towards different members of his family. On January 18, 1882 in London, A. A. was born as the youngest son to Sarah Marie and John Van Milne. (Collier, Nakamura 1685) A. A. and his two older brothers Davis Barrett (Barry) and Kenneth John (Ken) grew up in the Henley House. This was a school for boys that his father ran. (WWW) As Milne grew up, he and his brother Ken became very close although he showed no affection for Barry. This is how things stayed for the rest of their lives. (WWW) Alan Alexander once said he and Ken shared Equally all belief, all knowledge, all ambition, all hope and all fears . (WWW) While this statement symbolizes how close a bond there was between them he went on to say this about Barry and his relationship, Whoever heard of two frogs assuming a friendliness which they dont feel, simply because they had been eggs in the same spawn. Ridiculous. (WWW) Barry and A. A.s relationship worsened as Alan watched Barrys wife, Connie, suffer through Barrys unfaithfulness. Also, as their father John was dying, Barry deceitfully convinced him to change his will. This gave Barry the largest portion of his fathers money. By Barrys inhumane actions, it took away precious money needed from grandchildren and Kens widowed wife, Maude. (WWW) Barry never regretted it and he...
