Su An Lin Professor Bender Arts and Letters 05/02/2012 Final Exam Short Answers 1. The Idea of Naming Unique names and titles contribute greatly to the success of fairytales. In classic fairytales‚ readers identify the protagonist as an icon‚ rather than a requisite to push the plot. Timeless “appellations‚” such as “Cinderella‚” “The Little Red Ridinghood‚” “Snow White‚” “Blue Beard‚” etc. inheritably connect to public impression. Nowadays‚ every name has a story behind it‚ and the name itself
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Fairytales are used to teach children morals and some principles. In my opinion‚ however‚ they usually reinforce stereotypes like the death of mothers‚ wicked stepmothers‚ prevalence of good over evil and a happy conclusion. Mostly mothers and brothers die in fairy tales. The deaths of fathers and daughters are less likely (Atwood‚ 1998‚ p.31). The death of a mother is a common event in
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Hansel and Gretel: A Literary Criticism “Hansel and Gretel” is a children’s fairytale that has been passed down through generations for centuries. It has been relayed by many people‚ however the most popular version is by the Grimm Brothers. This story is a representation of the social and economic issues the people of the time period were plagued with. After analyzing the story and reviewing the different types of literary theory‚ it can be said that the Marxist theory is the most logical one when
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Throughout history‚ story-tellers have told multiple stories about a girl in distress. "Aschenputtel"‚ written by the Brothers Grimm‚ is a fairytale that tells about a depressed girl who lives with her oblivious father and an evil stepfamily. Countless versions of this story has been retold all over the world; "Cinderella" is one of these stories. Disney’s "Cinderella" and the Brothers Grimm’s "Aschenputtel" are two tales that are similar because they both possess a missing slipper‚ an evil stepfamily
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the planning and thought processes back to the class in an oral presentation. I chose the fairy tales Hansel and Gretel by Brothers Grimm to use as my discussion piece. The brothers Grim are possibly still to this day one of the greatest writers for fairy tales riddles and children’s stories. The brothers we born in 1785 and passed away in the years of 1860-1870. Theses brothers pretty much spent their whole life writing theses stories. The story was a favorite of mine as a child. My understanding
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Fairy tales of the past were often full of macabre and gruesome twists and endings. These days‚ companies like Disney have sanitized them for a modern audience that is clearly deemed unable to cope‚ and so we see happy endings everywhere. This list looks at some of the common endings we are familiar with – and explains the original gruesome origins. If you know of any others‚ be sure to mention it in the comments – or if you know of a fairy tale that is just outright gruesome (in its original or
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stepmother refers to Hansel and Gretel as‚ "Naughty children" after they have returned home from the first visit from the forest claiming that they slept for too long and that she and their father was worried about them. This language is used by the Grimm brothers to add to her nasty character because by blaming the children she isn’t avoiding her own incrimination. The stepmother is an important character that is used in many tales such as Snow White‚ Cinderella‚ and this one‚ Hansel and Gretel. Witch’s
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Disney movies shaped almost all of our childhoods and I think we all know the story of Cinderella. She’s a girl with two evil stepsisters and an evil stepmother who has a fairy godmother who gives her a dress until midnight‚ and then she loses her glass slipper and Prince Charming falls in love with her. The Disney stories we heard as kids aren’t even close to the more disturbing original versions of them. The classic story of Cinderella is sweet and has the “Fairy Tale Ending” that every little
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and roles is very much a popular subject matter these days‚ especially in the Internet. Some people want to destroy age-old precepts of genders and their qualities‚ while some other folk insist on preserving them. In the old fairy tale by The Brothers Grimm‚ The Riddle‚ we can see examples of how these different gender constructs are perceived. Of course‚ this fairy tale is very old and thus the authors’ perceptions of genders reflects society’s perceptions of genders back in those times. In this
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Aschenputtel v.s Yeh-Shen The rags-to-riches story of Cinderella has been here for thousands of years with millions of different styles and version. One of the most eminent versions is “Aschenputtel” by the prominent Grimm Brothers. This tale‚ though well known‚ is not the original. One of earlier versions is “Yeh-Shen” by Charles Perrault in which‚ like “Aschenputtel”‚ has the classic rags-to-riches motif. The stories came from different backgrounds‚ they each have different ways of going
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