outcomes of the situations so differently because of their archetypes which makes the story a fresh and original read. Three examples of characters with clear archetypes are Erika‚ the damsel in distress‚ Adam‚ the bully and The Infected‚ whom are all the vampire archetype. First off‚ Erika clearly is the damsel in distress
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successful works‚ "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" epitomizes her writing style that is characteristically seen by many as grotesque and sardonic. This short story represents the antithesis of a fairy tale‚ ingeniously warping its vital elementsdamsel in distress (Lucynell‚ the daughter)‚ the mother (Mrs. Lucynell Crates)‚ and knight in shining armor (Mr. Shiftlet)to make its readers see the latent malevolence of all human beings. Utilizing a keen consideration on each fictional component in the story
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STANLEY. Hey‚ there! Stella‚ Baby! [Stella comes out on the first floor landing‚ a gentle young woman about twenty-five‚ and of a background obviously quite different from her husband’s.] (13) This is the opening line from A Streetcar Named Desire‚ by Tennesee Williams‚ one of many differences in the first scene of the play compared to the film directed by Elia Kazan. The film was based off of the original play by Williams‚ which Kazan directed as well. This fact is most likely why the majority
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Vennette Gonzalez Mr. Warner English 111 (032W) 19 November 2012 "Beauty": The evolution of perception When looking in the past to see how people lived and viewed the world‚ there is one commonality that stands out. A woman’s beauty says a lot on how the culture and the people of that society perceived themselves and others. These past perceptions affect how current society and culture is perceived not only by the individuals of our generation but by our future generations as well. This paper
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modern 1930’s women. She is described to have short‚ blonde‚ curly hair‚ and is very petite. She is very beautiful‚ but at the same time is also smart and gutsy. Unlike many other typical girl main characters‚ Marlena is very bold. She isn’t the damsel in distress‚ and doesn’t show many weaknesses of herself. She is her own person‚ and she isn’t afraid to show it throughout the novel. For example: There is a part of the book between August‚ Marlena‚ and Jacob where the three are drinking wine‚ and celebrating
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unsuspecting male. This is the first of many examples of songs viewing men as nothing more then a one night stand. Society does not want to look at gentlemen in this light because it’s uncomfortable and embarrassing for men to be sought out to be damsels in distress. Like women‚ there are also men that sell their bodies for money. Unlike women‚ they are less up front about in. In Las Vegas there are no little business cards handed out with scantily
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WON’T be in there. Undeniably‚ I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. Twilight. Not the dictionary ‘Twilight’‚ the FILM called ‘Twilight’. It’s where they have vampires and werewolves and a girl who plays the typical ‘girl’ character of a damsel in distress. When ‘vampires’ were made‚ they were meant to be scared of the sun because they got burnt‚ not SHINE in the sun. What is all that about? They have turned the repulsive vampires that caused our spine to chill in an alarming way when we thought
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A great example of this is expressed in The Hunger Games through the character of Katniss Everdeen. The central idea of this movie is Katniss’s journey of discovering herself‚ while becoming a hero to a damsel in distress‚ Peeta. Katniss is forced to fight to keep her district alive‚ and in doing that portrays many characteristics a woman has never possessed in another movie. She is strong‚ intelligent‚ independent‚ defiant‚ and most importantly she is a hunter
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Snow White‚ is locked in a prison cell keeping her away from being the rightful heir. The princess escapes the kingdom and plans a revenge for Queen Ravena. In this film‚ Sanders has used romance and he also adapted and turned the image of damsel in distress around. In traditional fairy tales the story ends with a kiss or princess getting married to a prince. In Snow White and the Huntsman‚ Sanders introduces a love triangle between the Dukes son‚ William‚ the Huntsman and Snow White. Snow White
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movies Disney has created was Mulan. Mulan is a source of inspiration for little girls all throughout the world. This fairytale was based on the princess saving the prince‚ which is a very feminist message and is contrary to the common theme of a damsel in distress being saved by a knight in shining armor. The main character of the story is Mulan‚ after whom the movie is named. Mulan is the only child in an honored family in China. When the Huns invade China‚ Mulan’s old father has to go fight‚ but he’s
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