and our staple story telling tales needs to reflective upon the way our society now views women compared to when Margery Hourihan published “The Story Deconstructing the Hero”. Women for many years have only played background roles‚ especially in the much loved “hero stories” as such (Hourihan 9). The publication of Angela Carter’s “The Bloody Chamber and Other Tales” has brought about a more radical approach to the long rooted traditions of patriarchal classic fairy tales (Zipes 120). Zipes suggests
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Fairy tales picture a world filled with magic‚ love and the triumph of the good over the evil. Fairy tales are a window to other worlds where the wildest dreams can come true and the hero always lives happily ever after preferably paired with his loved one. Although some people argue that fairy tales are full of stereotypes‚ filled with frightening monsters and promote racism and sexism I believe that they are wrong because fairy tales provide valuable moral lessons to children‚ teach them other
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The Three Little Pigs Once upon a time‚ there was an old sow with three little pigs‚ and as she had not enough to keep them‚ she sent them out to seek their fortune. Along the way they met a farmer with a bundle of hay. The oldest pig asked‚ "Please sir‚ may we purchase your hay to build a house?" And he made an agreement with the little pigs... except the youngest pig‚ "No brother‚ we should not buy this hay. The land‚ from which this hay cut‚ was de-forested‚ destroying numerous natural habitats
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of a fairytale to explore the themes in Briar Rose? Jane Yolen‚ author of Briar Rose‚ combines both fairytale and historical attributes in one work. Based on the old tale of Sleeping Beauty‚ Briar Rose is a fairy tale within a fairy tale however‚ the traditional ‘happily ever after’ notion does not apply. Through fairy tale elements of fantasy‚ recovery‚ escape and consolation; Yolen has been able to explore underlying themes in Briar Rose‚ including the brutality of human nature‚ courage and
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meaning that love and hate are so alike that you can hate someone or thing one second and love them the next‚ and vice-versa. I believe that this‚ "thin line" is actually more of a giant gorge‚ speaking figuratively. True love (not the type in fairy tales) is a heart-felt feeling for someone or something. If you truly have this type of deep passion‚ how can you swing into hate for that very same thing? Love and hate are exact opposites of each other‚ so I firmly believe that there is a whole canyon
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An archetype is‚ according to one definition‚ “a typical character‚ action‚ or situation that seems to represent such universal patterns of human nature.” While found in all types of literature‚ archetypes unquestionably seem to populate myths‚ fantasies‚ and fables to a greater degree than other fiction. Archetypes are important to stories because they help the mind to categorize the behavior and‚ by doing so‚ humanize the characters. Archetypes are‚ in essence‚ labels that permit the reader
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What Features of fairy tales or legends are evident in the movie ‘Shrek’? The animated film ‘Shrek’ is a modern portrayal of a traditional story. It displays most‚ if not all qualities of both legend and fairy-tale. As the opening scene begins with non-diegetic music (audible to audience only) and a magical light shining on a large book with the traditional starting of a fairy tale ‘Once Upon a time’. This opening scene demonstrates one feature of the fairy-tale genre. This can also be seen through
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EVOLUTION OF FAIRY TALES AND THEIR CHANGING INFLUENCES ON CHILDREN Name Institution Introduction ‘Seas of story’ is how Marina Warner refers to the world of fairy tales. The fairy tales world is a vast field of study which many scholars have tried to exhaust with minimum success. Scholars have spent a lifetime trying to understand the history of fairy tales only to realize they have only dipped their toes in the vast sea. Fairy tales origin dates back to thousands of years ago. Fairy tales have
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The Influence of Storytelling Archetypes in Homer’s Odyssey By Sam Thomas Odysseus’ tale of his encounter with the Cyclops‚ which he recounts to the Phaecians in Book 9 of Homer‘s Odyssey‚ is one of the most famous stories ever told. It is deeply rooted in the classical literary consciousness and is yet familiar to even those modern readers who have never studied ancient texts. Why does a nearly three-thousand year old piece of epic poetry maintain such an influential presence in modern culture
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One psychologist‚ whose views and practices can be pulled out analytically from this piece of work‚ is Carl Jung. He focused on the idea that humans create archetypes which reveal themselves by powerful images. The types of archetypes Jung discusses can be found throughout the plot of this myth. The first archetype found it by looking at the journey of Odysseus as a whole. A journey is required that includes various trials which sends the main character in search of something greater
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