Cinderella‚ the main character of the world’s most famous children’s tale‚ exhibits traits that‚ if looked at carefully‚ show she is a morally compromised character with sadistic tendencies. This is what Elisabeth Panttaja‚ an ex-professor at Tufts University‚ argues in “Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior”. Panttaja uses the role of Cinderella’s mother to highlight the heroine’s unsavory actions. Cinderella and her mother constantly employ treacherous tactics to manipulate people in the name of
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I have chosen the constellation Cassiopeia: The Seated Queen. I chose this constellation because it was an unknown constellation to me until I studied the first lesson of Astronomy. The name Cassiopeia: The Seated Queen sparked my interest‚ and so I decided to find more information about this fascinating constellation. Cassiopeia is located in the Northern sky and is easily recognizable by its distinctive "M" shape. It is made up of five stars‚ the four brightest of which are: Alpha Cassiopeia‚ Beta
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In the movie The Wizard of Oz‚ based on the book written by L. Frank Baum‚ the theme is there is no place like home. The theme can be recognized throughout the whole movie and book. First off‚ Dorothy is feeling upset at her home in Kansas because she dog‚ Toto‚ was taken away by a cruel old lady named Ms. Gulch. Leaving Dorothy heartbroken‚ she starts singing about how she hopes of living elsewhere where she has no worries and problems. She is ungrateful of her home and does not comprehend the importance
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Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum is a classic tale filled with political ties and hidden messages. These massages have been passed throughout history and preserved in the book. The movie has managed to keep these themes in tact‚ not only that but enhance the symbolism. The conflict in this book‚ whether it be the actual political conflicts at the time or the imaginary focus that happens to be the climax of the book are very complex and deep. The focus in the story may seem as easy as Dorothy vs. the
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Somewhere Over the Rainbow All humans desire happiness in their lives on Earth. This is a fact that has been proven through time and space. From the struggle of Ireland and England in the early 1700s‚ to the Gilded Age in the United States‚ people in poor situations have wished for their stations and well-beings to improve. In L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz‚ a young girl faces the struggles of growing up alone and neglected. Ireland shared this sentiment in regards to the brutal cruelty from its
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Snow White and a New Insight Fairy tales are often significant for enhancing imagination and different perspectives in the readers. Fairy tales are symbolic in our history and may currently still be present in our society. Fairy Tales also allow us to analyze the emotion of the characters and compare that to our culture as well as our own daily life. In “Snow White and her Wicked Stepmother” and the classic “Snow White” by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm both focus intently on how envy‚ competition‚ hard-work
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In Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass‚ Alice a seven year old girl‚ falls down a rabbit hole and enters wonderland; a place full of nonsense and puns‚ which Carroll aptly uses to illustrate several points about life. Alice begins her journey at a tea party hosted by the March Hare‚ and Mad Hatter whom murdered Time‚ but seems to understand time very well; followed by her summons to join the Queen of Hearts in a game or croquet‚ nearly resulting in her death
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Rapunzel Fairy Tales are the spark of imagination to children growing up throughout thousands years of history to our modern era. Whether it’s being told your favorite fairy tale until our parents ears want to fall off‚ to making them trail us around the living room pretending they are the scary beast‚ fairy tales have never expired in children’s hearts around the world. These stories hold value to molding children for problem solving‚ critical thinking‚ and teaching valuable life lessons. It is
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L. Frank Baum uses a variety of colors throughout the novel to help understand the characters and setting. Each color has a role and symbolizes the setting of the story. Baum uses 4 colors for the main settings‚ the West where the Winkies reside is yellow which is the color that symbolizes happiness. The East where the Munchkins reside is blue which is the color that symbolizes good deed such as in faith and trust. The South where the Quadlings reside is red which is the color that symbolizes love
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How can a flower represent a character? In Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ there are many flowers that are assigned to different characters. The azaleas‚ geraniums‚ and camellias are just a few. Azaleas are known for being beautiful and opening their blossoms all at once. The azaleas represent femininity or softness. Miss Maudie represents strength and integrity. When her house got burned down she just started working on her garden again as if nothing had even happened. “Miss Maudie
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