Jack Zipes‚ in his essay "Breaking the Disney Spell"‚ directly addresses the issue of what happens when a story is taken from its original oral form and written down. Zipes discusses in depth what Walt Disney has done to fairy tales and the consequences of Disney’s actions. Zipes addresses many issues‚ including those of context‚ society‚ and alteration of plot. He accuses Walt Disney of attacking "the literary tradition of the fairy tale" (344). While many scholars disagree with Zipes’ accusations
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my mother used to read children stories like Jack and the Beanstalk‚ and The Ugly Duckling before I go to bed. I also loved reading fairy tales written by German authors like Hans Christian Andersen and the Grimm Brothers. Some of which are even made into motion pictures such as Cinderella‚ Snow White and the Seven Dwarves‚ and the Little Mermaid. I even dreamed to live luxuriously someday like the kings and queens did in the story. But that’s far in reality. All these stories finished happily.
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the feeble‚ desolate role‚ while the male character takes on the strong‚ hero role similar to the stories of Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. However‚ Elizabeth‚ the protagonist of The Paper Bag Princess defies typical gender roles as a female character and becomes the hero of the story. Cinderella and The Paper Bag Princess share many qualities‚ but have major differences as well. Cinderella is an example of a woman who occupies traditional‚ domestic roles‚ but she does not portray the modern‚ liberated
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Readers can see this in the Grimm Brother’s fairytale‚ when they write “He stepped into the parlor‚ and when he approached the bed‚ he saw the wolf lying there.” (Grimm 1083). Just as Little Red Cap’s life became in peril‚ the strong male character swoops in and saves the damsel in distress and her grandmother. A male character‚ who fairly has a brief
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pictures for others since the beginning of man. Since then many things have changed‚ and I will focus on three of these differences today. To start‚ I will discuss the differences between the views people had on hierarchy in the time of the Brothers Grimm‚ compared to the views the author of “Sir Patrick Spens” had. The next topic is the difference of middle class attitudes towards women found in some of the Grimm’s tales‚ compared to the attitudes today. Finally‚ the third topic of this essay
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Submitted by: Christopher S. Manalo Christopher glenn M. mendoza Submitted to: Mr. Leo Marko F. Azucenas August 16‚2013 Assessment/findings:THESIS STATEMENT A. Type of work: German Fairy Tale B. Title: Rapunzel C. Author: Brothers Grimm D. Main point of the Paper/analysis: Rapunzel. The witch‚ the parents‚ and the prince are the only characters besides Rapunzel and none of them have names. E. Genre/ Date published: Short story/1998 I. What is the text
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Dkdksjxjsjxjejxjxjzeozjd "Snow White" is a German fairy tale known across much of Europe‚ and is today one of the most famous fairy tales worldwide. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection Grimms’ Fairy Tales. It was titled in German: Sneewittchen (in modern orthography Schneewittchen)‚ and numbered as Tale 53. The Grimms completed their final revision of the story in 1854.[1] The fairy tale features such elements as the magic mirror‚ the poisoned apple‚ the glass
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evil always get punished and the good will conquer the bad. In the following section I will examine two well-known fairy tales to identify gender discrimination or differential treatment of men and women. Therefore‚ I choose Cinderella and Snow White. First is Cinderella‚ which tells the story of a girl named
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Literacy Narrative On my 12th birthday I was given one of my favorite 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
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Little Red Riding Hood The stories "Little Red Riding Hood‚" by Charles Perrault‚ and "Little Red Cap‚" by the Brothers Grimm‚ are similar and different. Moreover‚ both stories differ from the American version. The stories have a similar moral at the end‚ each with a slight twist. This story‚ in each of its translations‚ is representative of a girl ’s loss of innocence‚ her move from childhood or adolescence into adulthood. The way women are treated within each story is different. Little Red
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