Good morning/afternoon‚ my name is Mel Howard. I am an expert in literature and more specifically the role of fairytales over time. Cinderella is one of the most well-known fairytales around the world‚ there are between 500 and 1500 different versions of this story currently worldwide. Each story symbolises a different culture and within that culture‚ their Values and attitudes. The story of Cinderella is based around a young lady (the heroine)‚ who suffers in the hands of her step-family after the
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Chinese Cinderella Study Questions (Chapter 1-11) Chapter 1 (pgs. 1-3) 1. When does this story begin? Autumn‚ 1941 2. What is Adeline’s great accomplishment in this chapter? She was top of the class. 3. What is Aunt Baba like? Really kind‚ however very secretive about her sister. 4. What does Aunt Baba keep in her safe deposit box? Why? Jade Bracelet‚ Pearl Necklace and A diamond watch because they are her ‘treasures’. 5. How did Adeline’s mom die? She died giving birth to Adeline. 6. Why
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A Comparison and Contrast of “Cinderella” and “Ashputtle” Cinderella and Ashputtle are two different stories based on the same plot. Ashputtle is a German story‚ and Cinderella is from France. From what one can tell from reading the two versions‚ these two countries are able to produce very different styles of writing. The stories Ashputtle and Cinderella are very similar in plot‚ yet the details are very different in multiple ways. The German story‚ Ashputtle‚ is a much harsher story
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In her essay‚ “The Deconstruction of the Male-Rescuer Archetype‚” Carolina Fernandez emphasizes how the figure of a “male-hero” has evolved and changed overtime. Fernandez supports her main argument using Spanish fairy tales to oppose the strong-traditional vision of Machoism and demonstrate how women do not need a figure of a hero or rescuer‚ since they can free themselves and become independent. Although some of the fairy tales used as examples had a male rescuer‚ her main argument demonstrates
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There is nothing Cinderella wants more than the prince. A picture beside her bed that she touches herself too at night‚ there is nothing her father or her step-mother and step-sister could give her‚ that would satisfy her besides the palace life. One of her step-sister‚ Ivy is already married‚ and it is her step-mother duty to get her other daughter Rose‚ a wealthy man that would bring the back to the court lifestyle. When the prince declares to hold two balls‚ in which from then he would find a
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The Hobby-Horse Dance is a form of ceremonial dance found in the West Country of England. The central figures of the dance include a man covered with a cloak and wearing a horse mask. The most famous example I read about from Rippon was this‚ ”In England the hobby-horse is very much alive still at Padstow and Minehead celebrating the coming of spring. And throughout all the written references we can’t fail to perceive in all the animal guisers bringers in of fertility at the turn of the year” (Rippon
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Disney produced the movie “The Princess and the Frog”‚ an adaptation of the classic fairytale “The Frog Prince” and is set in New Orleans‚ Louisiana during the 1920’s. In the movie Tiana has a dream about owning her own restaurant. She starts of as a waitress‚ working multiple jobs to help save the money to buy the mill. Lottie gives Tiana enough money to finish paying for the restaurant because she orders food. Naveen arrives with Lawrence and they find the Dr. Facilier‚ who transforms Lawrence
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Dragons‚ witches‚ princesses and knights. These are the imaginary friends in so many children´s lives. For young adults‚ those fairy tale characters give away to darker characters and more realistic situations. However‚ what do they all have in common? They live in short stories. Two stories that are interesting are ¨Thank you Ma’am¨ by Langston Hughes and ¨The Sniper¨ by Liam O ´Flaherty. Both center around young boys who are having hard times in life. Roger in ¨Thank you Ma’am¨ tries stealing
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The exposition of masque of the Red Death starts with Prince Prospero at his masquerade ball. The rising action occurs with introduction of the guests and the walk through of the seven rooms of life’s stages. The clock strikes and an secret guest appears causing the climax of the story. Prince Prospero chases the secret guest confronting him and meets his demise. The falling action occurs when the guests corner the secret guest and unmask him. The guests unmask the guest and realize there is nothing
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The two stories “Cinderella” and “Rhodopis” are similar and different in many ways‚ and here are a few reasons why. Rhodopis was brought from Greece to Egypt as a slave. She was different from all the other slaves‚ she had light skin and green eyes. Other slaves made fun of Rhodopis for her appearance and she was given the most work. This is similar to the “Cinderella” version. Cinderella lived with her stepmother and two stepsisters‚ Cinderella was treated harshly and was given all the work‚ this
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