Throughout Butler Octavia's novel Kindred, there are several examples of female characters who tend to challenge women's traditional roles. Dana is the main character who should be considered a dynamo considering how independent she is during the point of time she travels to (the 1800s). Women have been seen for a long time as not being independent because they depend on their husbands to support them while they stay at home taking care of the children, I do not believe this to be true. I will give evidence of different reasons why I think that Dana's presence in this story challenge the traditional roles and views throughout history.…
It is a mixed blessing to be able to see the movie version of a popular book. In most cases, Hollywood veers from the text and the viewer is left with a watered down version of the original. In the case of the Princess Bride, the cinema version is very close to the book. One such scene is Inigo and Fezzik’s visit to Miracle Max in search of a miracle. Setting, conflict, and dialogue are three points of high congruency.…
The first era of princesses depicted their ideals of beauty through their physical appearances and attributes such as their hair and lips as well as their dancing and singing abilities. For example, in Cinderella and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, both female protagonists have the ability to attract animals with their singing. Even as a baby, Aurora from Sleeping Beauty is given the gift of beauty and song from the fairies. Another popular part of the first era is its depictions of its villains. In each of these movies, older age, ugliness, and death become one and the same (Do Rozario). For instance, both Snow White and Aurora are put to sleep by older women who perceive their beauty as a threat. This furthers…
The Disney version of the Beauty and the Beast seems like it follows the original text by de Beaumont almost scene by scene just by glancing at the two. Each is aimed at the same audience which is young kids, both follow the same plot line and they also have a happy ending. But the farther the audience looks into the culture of the film and the text, the audience will then notice that each of these stories have little to nothing in common with each other. In the original Beauty and the Beast, by Marie Le Prince de Beaumont, she uses the culture from the time period and place in which she wrote the story which was the 1730’s in Europe. She used this culture to relate to her audience at the time. The Disney version of the story uses cultures from all over the world to relate to the audience and give them a perspective of how Americans view the rest of the world as a society. The underline message from each of the stories is different and is conflicting from the original text to the Disney film.…
Fairy tales are a source of wonder and awe for children of all ages. Every culture all around the world has favorite assorted fairy tales and fables that help herd children into young adults. As those children grow into adults, often times those stories stay with the adults that were once so affected by these tales. Many authors have taken advantage of sentimental value these fairy tales have and updated them to cater to a young adult audience which is the case with Alex Flinn’s Beastly. Beastly is a modern retelling of Beauty and The Beast which was originally published in the 18th century by a French novelist. In Beastly, Kyle Kingsbury is an entitled, handsome, and popular high schooler who plays a prank on an outcast. The outcast reveals herself to be a witch and casts a spell on Kyle until he can find someone who loves him in return within two years or he…
What insights into the American Dream are offered through the novella Of Mice and Men and the film American Beauty? In your essay you must consider the influences of context and the importance of techniques in shaping meaning.…
“Beauty and the Beast” is a classic fairy tale that has been retold through various media such as oral storytelling, written short story, opera, film and musical theatre. With each rendition the story is given a new perspective and a focus on different elements for the reader/audience to consider. In 1946 Jean Cocteau adapted Madame Leprince de Beaumont’s written short story of “Beauty and the Beast” for the film, Beauty and the Beast, starring Jean Marais and Josette Day. Each of these versions offers their own unique approach to the tale and have become classics in their own right. De Beaumont’s story was written so as to have it read and enjoyed by adults and children, whereas Cocteau’s film is aimed primarily at…
1. Topic Sentence: (Character’s name) clearly possesses the trait of (list trait) as exemplified by his/her dialogue.…
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a children's book written by Eric Carle, originally published in 1969. It is highly popular and has been praised for its use of easy-to-read words which makes it good for teaching young children to read. The story has been translated into over 50 languages and, as of 2005, a copy is sold roughly every 57 seconds. It was featured on Sesame Street in the early 1990s. It was also adapted for TV in 1993 by the U.K.'s Illuminated Film Company (producers of The Snowman) as part of an anthology called "The World of Eric Carle" that included four other Carle stories, namely: The Very Quiet Cricket, The Mixed Up Chameleon, Papa, Please Get The Moon For Me, and I See A Song. Narration on the UK DVD of the programmes entitles "The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other stories" is performed by Roger McGough and Juliet Stevenson, whilst - in the U.S. Walt Diney distributed version - the voices used are those of Brian Cummings and Linda Gary. The programmes were directed by Andrew Goff.…
In the beginning of the story, there was a witch who wanted a rose from Adam's (The beast) castle. The beast (Adam) didn't like it when Belle came to his castle, but when she begged for her father to be let out he had Belle stay and the father leave. In the middle of the story, Adam (the beast) started to fall in love with Belle but he still thought he looked horrible. In the end of the story, Adam got hurt and his curse was lifted and he turned back into a handsome prince and Adam and Belle lived happily ever after. The lesson in this story is to always think you're…
“Cupid and Psyche" and "Beauty and the Beast" are stories about two beautiful girls with their animal lovers. There are similar motifs that show a close comparison between the two. "Cupid and Psyche" is an old Greek love tale, while "Beauty and the Beast" is a Disney tale with a moral story.…
Before I get into those versions of Beauty and the Beast, I want to talk about those who don't think this fairy tale should be seen or heard by children. One version of this tale is by…
From the opening of each story the characters of Beauty both have very distinct personalities, in the Tigers bride in the first line we are handed is a cynical statement from Beauty “My father lost me to the beast at cards”, instantly she is complaining about her own hardship and we become under the impression that she cares only for herself. However in the Courtship of Mr Lyon we hear from Beauty in the first paragraph “I hope he’ll be safe” her only concern is for her father’s safety, not for her own, we hear the emotion in this and I understand her to be the type of girl to express her emotion unlike the Beauty from Tiger’s bride. We know this because of the way Carter uses the object of these sentences to give clue of their personality, Beauty (tigers bride) uses “me” as the object so the statement is steered towards herself whereas Beauty (Courtship of Mr Lyon) chooses to make “he” in “he’ll” as the subject which effects the perspective as its focused on her father and not herself .From a first glance the girls appear to be polar opposites, one whose primary concern is herself and another whose concern is selflessly for her father.…
Beauty is a very controversial topic in our world, since not everyone thinks of it in the same terms. Here, I will discuss how beauty is, in actuality, the true beast of this classic story. If we think about the word “beast” we might also find unaccountable opinions about the topic. Although there are different concepts of what a ‘beauty’ is and what a ‘beast’ is, we will look at the different variations of this fairy tale and this humble student’s point of view. In the first story for example, written by Jeanne-Marie LePrince, and considered the most well known, we have a kind, sweet and honest girl who’s family life and consideration for her father are her strong points. And yet, she asks for a simple rose, which leads to the complicated relationship she soon develops with the Beast.…
Although not necessarily having an evil stepfamily, she does have two sisters that are jealous and envious of her. The youngest daughter, Beauty, was also seen as the smarter and better daughter of the three, for this the other two daughters did not like Beauty. When they become poor and can no longer live in the city they move to the country where they have to work for a living. The two other sister refusing to work, leaves all the work to Beauty, making her to the hard labor. When her father gets into trouble with a beast, she has to pay the price and surrender herself to him. Her giving herself up means she has to live with the beast, being under his dominance. Over time they form a relationship and they fall in love with each other. When she tells him she can't live without him he turns into a handsome prince, and tells her that he had curse put on him but now that she fell in love with him doesn't have to be a beast anymore. Beauty and the Beast lived happily with each other, like a fairy tale would usually end. In this story no one in particular had to pay for any wrongdoings but her sisters never got the happy life they wished for while Beauty…