Problems In Pan's Labyrinth
Albert Einstein once said “if you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” Fairy tales can help children build their coping mechanisms. In the story, “Fairy Tales and the Existential Predicament” written by Bruno Bettelheim, states that fairy tales can help children cope with their internal and external problems. However, this theory inspired Guillermo del Toro to make the film, Pan’s Labyrinth to illustrate the social and interpersonal problems in the mind of the youth. Pan’s Labyrinth is based on Bettelheim’s assertions of the psychological value that fairy tales provide children as they learn to cope with their “existential predicaments” in life.
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She was more of an adult then most children her age. Ophelia showed independence when she went out on her own to complete her quests, when she didn't ask for help when she took her brother away from Captain Vidal and ran away to keep him and herself safe. Her bravery was shown when she accepted and completed all of the quests she was give. She showed resilience when she stood up for what she believed in with out a second thought, when she chose not to disobey her own conscience. And lastly, she showed that she was strong when stood against the Faun and Captain Vidal. She stood against the Faun when he asked her to hand over her brother so he can use his blood so she could go to the underworld where she belonged. Another time Ophelia showed she was strong is when Captain Vidal finally caught up to her she didn't back down or run, she stood her ground. Ophelia became this way with the help of the fairy tales she read and lived. “The fate of these heroes convinces the child that, like them, he may feel outcast and abandoned in the world, groping in the dark, but, like them, in the course of his life he will be guided step by step, and given help when it is needed” (Bettelheim 207). Ophelia is a hero, she risked a lot for the step by step quest she needed to complete and her
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She was more of an adult then most children her age. Ophelia showed independence when she went out on her own to complete her quests, when she didn't ask for help when she took her brother away from Captain Vidal and ran away to keep him and herself safe. Her bravery was shown when she accepted and completed all of the quests she was give. She showed resilience when she stood up for what she believed in with out a second thought, when she chose not to disobey her own conscience. And lastly, she showed that she was strong when stood against the Faun and Captain Vidal. She stood against the Faun when he asked her to hand over her brother so he can use his blood so she could go to the underworld where she belonged. Another time Ophelia showed she was strong is when Captain Vidal finally caught up to her she didn't back down or run, she stood her ground. Ophelia became this way with the help of the fairy tales she read and lived. “The fate of these heroes convinces the child that, like them, he may feel outcast and abandoned in the world, groping in the dark, but, like them, in the course of his life he will be guided step by step, and given help when it is needed” (Bettelheim 207). Ophelia is a hero, she risked a lot for the step by step quest she needed to complete and her