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    ELT107 TMA Title: Comparing and Contrasting Desires of Mathilde in ‘The Necklace’ and the unnamed narrator in ‘Araby’. In both James Joyce’s “Araby” and Guy de Maupassant’s “The Necklace‚” the reader is brought into the pursuits of desires of the protagonists. In “Araby”‚ the portrayal of desire reflects the need for spiritual stability and understanding in the confused religious society. In contrast‚ the desire in “The Necklace” reveals a person’s inner need of being loved and being

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    Mathilde Vs. Dee In “The Necklace”‚ Mathilde is seen as a poor woman who had low self-esteem and was married to a clerk. In this story‚ she was invited to a ball and borrowed a friend’s necklace. After the ball‚ Mathilde discovers that the necklace was lost. As a result‚ she had to search for a similar necklace and had to take out loans to make a purchase. She was forced to work for ten years to pay off the debt until one day when she saw her friend. Little did Mathilde know that the necklace

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    Professor Bennett Literary Evolutions 11 February 2014 Cinderella’s Happily Ever After Throughout the history of literature‚ the tale of Cinderella has always been portrayed as a fairy tale that ends with happily ever after. However‚ to some writers the tale of Cinderella isn’t so simple and sweet. Roald Dahl‚ British novelist and poet‚ tells the tale of Cinderella in a more gory and dark way. He views the story in a light different than what most poets and writers see‚ and ultimately the fairy tale

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    is the ultimate reward represented as a form of a prince charming for having a good behavior in life. Therefore‚ in the case of fairytale “Cinderella” by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s version‚ love differs with my idea of true love for been unrealistic‚ too innocent‚ and unfair. The best seller shows many nonrealistic examples of love. For example‚ when Cinderella meets the prince charming and immediately wants to marry him. In reality this does not happen‚ a person needs to know the person who’s she

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    author is also trying to convey to us something ironic that happened during his period. In the story‚ the author describes the vanity of a zilch through its protagonist. A not rich‚ but also needy lady‚ Mme. Loisel. To talk about the character of Mathilde Loisel‚ one needs to acknowledge a few quotes to understand her personality. Firstly‚ one can say she is very arrogant from a quote in the beginning of the story. Mme. Loisel states‚ “No‚ There is nothing so humiliating as looking poor in the middle

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    Discussion Board #3- Question 2 Cinderella is one of the most popular fairy tales from around the world and there are hundreds of different versions of the tale. “Cinderella: or The Glass Slipper‚” by Charles Perrault was first published in 1697 ‚also known as the Victorian Time‚ “Aschenputtel‚” by the brothers Grimm was published in the 19th century. Both versions of the tale have the same theme of “happily ever after”‚ but the two authors use different methods to portrait that theme. Disney’s

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    “Walt Disney’s Cinderella” adapted by Campbell Grant is the retelling of a familiar fairytale. In the fairytale‚ Cinderella is a plain servant for her stepmother and two stepsisters. With the help of a fairy godmother and some mice‚ she transforms into a beautiful princess who captures the heart of a young handsome prince. Then when the clock turns midnight‚ she has to return home and she loses her glass slipper. After the ball‚ the prince then goes to find the owner of the slipper‚ which belongs

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    Cinderella is a famous traditional f​ airy​ tale. ​ Through ​ years it has become very popular among children around the entire world and it has adopted different versions by many writers. One of the famous versions of this t​ ale​ came from Roald Dahl who included this in his famous book Revolting Rhymes. There he fractured traditional fairly tales and he also put a touch of his dark humor by which he is so recognized. To begin with‚ Roal Dahl presents many changes to Cinderella’s t​ raditional

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    Cinderella is a primary example of the Graves/Jung stages of characterization. Rather than exclusively focusing on one interpretation of Cinderella‚ it is best to focus on two different interpretations. As we learned throughout the semester‚ the idea or goal behind the fairytales and folklores vary tremendously based on timeframe. For instance‚ the Grimm version ofCinderella would vary from the Walt Disney version of Cinderella. The differing goals of fairytales from past to present are emphasized

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    There are many different versions of the Cinderella tale‚ but in all of them‚ there is a prince who takes the Cinderella away with him‚ and they live happily forever. “Aschenputtel” is a German folktale written by the Grimm brothers‚ and “Yeh-Shen” is the Chinese version written by Ai-Ling Louie. They are both stories about two young beautiful maidens who are treated badly by their stepmother and stepsisters. The story’s message is to teach people that goodness is always rewarded in the end. In

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