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    The two fairy tales‚ the princess and the frog and Cinderella‚ have more similarities than expected. They both have princesses that didn’t start out as princesses. The villains in the two stories both try to stop the prince and princess from finding their true loves‚ but in the end it doesn’t work out in their favor. In the princess and the frog‚ Prince Naveen comes to the town where Tiana lives. He is looking for a bride so he can have all of his family’s riches. A man who messes with

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    Charles Perrault’s Cinderella comes complete with a classic fairy tale ending. The slipper fits and Cinderella marries the prince. Thus‚ the reader infers that he lives "happily ever after." When a tale’s ending is so basic it is tempting for a reader to consider if Cinderella lived a truly happy life. Lynne McFall contemplates this idea in Pig Happiness. Pig Happiness contemplates whether a life is truly happy in some different circumstances. The scenario that fits Cinderella the best would be the

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    Dan Ledden English 102 September 29th‚ 2015 Professor Schleicher Disney’s Cinderella vs The Brothers Grimm The story of Cinderella is a very well-known folk tale that dates back centuries. Today‚ most people know the tale from the popular Disney movie made in the early 1950’s. This movie did do a pretty good job of capturing the overall theme of the original folk-tale; however‚ there are many differing factors between this version and the older version to which I’ll be comparing it (the Brothers

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    fairy tales used are “The Golden Goose” and “Cinderella”. All of the actions people perform to society and others have consequences. People’s actions describe how someone is as a person. Cinderella’s father married another woman who brought with 2 step daughters with her. “So they took off her fine clothes‚ and put upon her an od grey cloak‚ and gave her wooden shoes for her feet”(Cinderella pg 1). The stepsisters were very cruel and harsh to Cinderella because she was not from the same mother. These

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    This essay will use the mythological criticism approach to compare two stories‚ “A Story of an Hour‚” by Kate Chopin‚ and “A Rose for Emily‚” by William Faulkner by showing that both stories have similar archetypes embedded within their narratives. By definition and according to our text‚ archetypes are “characters‚ images and themes that symbolically embody meanings and experiences‚” (2059‚ Meyer). In both of these stories‚ I see that the main characters are involved in a quest for feminine self-discovery

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    Comparison essay: “Cinderella” stories This assignment requires you to compare (meaning compare or contrast) two versions of the best known and most ubiquitous of all folk tales‚ the story of Cinderella. The two best known European versions of this tale are in your coursepack‚ those of Perrault and the Grimms. The coursepack also includes several other versions of the tale‚ selected from a wide range of cultural backgrounds. You can also locate your own version(s) of the story on the internet‚ in

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    expiration date on our lives‚ may it be through grievance and fear‚ or with boldness and aspiration for what is to become of us afterwards. “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce uses the situational archetype of facing death‚ as well as the anti-villain and scapegoat character archetypes‚ to illustrate mans’ perspective on the passing of life and coming to death in times of danger and misfortune. The story takes place during the Civil War‚ in northern Alabama‚ and shows the emotions and perceptions

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    Walt Disney’s “Cinderella”: Morally Corrupt and Biased? For over fifty years‚ the magical tale that is known the world over as Walt Disney’s “Cinderella” has been passed down from generation to generation‚ in particularly as a popular bedtime story request from youngsters. Even more so‚ over the past three decades it has even become a staple in almost every young child’s home video collection. While Walt Disney’s classic offers children a land to explore their imagination‚ and even a young female

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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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    Richey 1 Katelynn Richey Mr Ricketts AP English Literature and Composition 08 December 2011 Term Paper Carl Jung‚ an analytical psychologist‚ stated that “archetypes are a tendency or instinctive trend in the human unconscious to express certain motifs or themes” (“Dreams‚ Health‚ Yoga‚ Mind & Spirit”). In the play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams‚ Williams uses many archetypal images and personas‚ such as the tragic hero or the stern father figure‚ to convey the overall

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