Thoughts on the Secret Seven series

[Moonraker]

What makes thing a bit absurd for me, what's the point in having a "Secret" Society if anyone can see you're a member of it?

I think the point is that it is the meetings and the shed-discussions/activities are secret, not the members. That others know the members makes the Secret Seven the envy of their peers. As I see Susie, she is there as an antagonist. To make her a member would defeat her object.

[John Pickup]

Surely to make her a member would make Susie's day. That was always her goal.

[Lucky Star]

Making her a member would defeat the author's object of having Susie as an antagonist which makes many of the stories more interesting than they might otherwise have been.

[Boatbuilder]

Surely to make her a member would make Susie's day. That was always her goal.

If they had, the question would have been 'who do they get rid of?' If nobody, the society name would have had to have been changed.

[pete9012S]

Surely to make her a member would make Susie's day. That was always her goal.

Great idea John - then ditch that pompous overbearing know it all!

[Moonraker]

Maybe Peter could be the antagonist, then! Seriously though, didn't Peter and Janet start the Society?

[Lucky Star]

Yes they did. That's why Peter was the boss. Also the shed was in their garden so chucking Peter out would have been problematic. Far easier to write in an irritating sister.

[John Pickup]

Yes, it would have been impossible to throw Peter out but he always had a major advantage over the others; as he and Janet were usually in the shed waiting for the others, he very rarely had to say the password. He was always mightily scathing of anyone who forgot it though.

[Wolfgang]

Surely to make her a member would make Susie's day. That was always her goal.

If they had, the question would have been 'who do they get rid of?' If nobody, the society name would have had to have been changed.

Pam and Barbara. Scamper could become the seventh member again.

[Silky moon]

Surely to make her a member would make Susie's day. That was always her goal.

Great idea John - then ditch that pompous overbearing know it all!

Totally agree. Peter is one of my least favourite Enid Blyton characters.