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    Fairy tales have been apart of existence since the early 1700’s. There are multiple writers that are famous in the fairy tale community. For example: Charles Perrault‚ and the Grimm brothers. These writers have influenced on how fairy tales have changed in time. Originally fairy tales were dark and not for children‚ but overtime have become more for children. I remember when I was growing up‚ my mother would read me fairy tales. They are a common story that is read to children because it makes them

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    portrayal in the media‚ more specifically in Disney fairy tales. Fairy tales today are instrumental to children’s childhood development‚ however the lack of diversity and the inaccurate representation of minority groups in these tales allow for mass media companies like Disney to perpetuate white supremacy‚ racial stereotype‚ and cause internalized racism.

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    books‚ the original Grimm’s Fairy Tales‚ as a present from my aunt. I have been a big reader as long as I can remember so I was used to getting books as presents. This book was special. It was the first leather bound book I had ever owned‚ with its gorgeous blue cover and beautiful gold filigree. It felt special before I even opened the cover. Once I dug in and started to read the stories it opened up a whole new world to me. Receiving the original Grimm’s Fairy Tales was a significant literacy experience

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    STEROTypical Gender Biased Fairy Tales STEROTypical Gender Biased Fairy Tales [Type a quote from the document or the summary of an interesting point. You can position the text box anywhere in the document. Use the Drawing Tools tab to change the formatting of the pull quote text box.] [Type a quote from the document or the summary of an interesting point. You can position the text box anywhere in the document. Use the Drawing Tools tab to change the formatting of the pull quote text box.]

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    lessons. However‚ Sheldon Cashdan‚ author of “The Witch Must Die: The Hidden Meaning of Fairy Tales”‚ explains this is a common misconception amongst readers‚ and in fact‚ the stories are to help us deal with internal conflicts and struggles we face throughout our lives (8). However there is much more to be taught when identifying a fairytales underlying meaning. For example‚ the classic Brothers Grimm tale‚ “Little Red Cap”‚ portrays the potential consequences lead by our inability to discern the

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    called Fairy Tales. From Walt Disney to the Grimm Brothers‚ many different versions were created‚ but they all have one important element that outshined even the element of having a moral‚ and that element was imagination. Imagination is the most special element of them all because without this element‚ no fairy tale would have ever existed in this world. Fairy tales has a special purpose in our lives and without them‚ the structure of our childhood would crumble to pieces because fairy tales gives

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    comes from the Greek word arche (beginning) and typos (imprint). But as linguistically‚ the term arch is an adjective means literally “chief” or “principal” and prefix types that can be meant “highest” or “important.” Walker (2002:17) argued that archetypes are unconscious principles to returning images‚ symbols‚ or patterns. Thus statement can be explained that an author when make a literary work sometime inserting implicit meaning that keep in symbols‚ patterns‚ or images. Archetypal criticism tries

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    Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother represents the “divine help” sent to assist the protagonist‚ Cinderella‚ in her journey to happiness and success. Her magic wand and spells make all the midnight magic possible as well as Cinderella’s happily ever after. One could say Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother also represents her mother reincarnated. “A particularly felicitous expression of feelings is to be found

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    By definition from dictionaries‚ a fairytale is a story about fairies‚ told to amuse children. However‚ only few are actually tales about fairies. Even though all the stories have a happy ending‚ behind their lines we often find ideas of murder‚ cannibalism‚ mutilation‚ infanticide‚ and incest. The Grimm Brothers were collectors of folk tales and fairy tales. Apart from collecting and editing fairy tales‚ they wrote many articles‚ reviews and chapters and published numerous editions and translations

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    The once innocent moral tale used to teach little girls a lesson has developed into many convoluted adaptations that apply some of modern societies most problematic issues. Both the Perrault and Grimm version of Little Red Riding Hood both point out the consequences of straying of the path. While Perrault’s Little Red Riding Hood ends with the wolf having eaten the innocent little girl‚ Grimm’s Little Red Cap has a hero who swoops in to save her and grandma. The movie‚ Freeway (1996) directed

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