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    Animal Farm Animal Farm‚ by George Orwell is an allegory based on the Russian Revolution. The novel warns us about the abuse of power and how people use it to brainwash others. In this essay‚ I will analyse what makes animal farm more than just a ‘fairy story’. Animal Farm is a novel about animals taking over their farm. However‚ this is only the surface of the story. At the beginning‚ the animals are like Communists and work as one. But as the novel progresses‚ the pigs create a totalitarian

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    too good to be real with the quaint happy endings that typically conclude fairy tales; not with Flannery O ’Connor ’s writings‚ which depict sarcasm with disquieting twists and mordant characters. One of O ’Connor ’s most 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 elements—damsel in distress (Lucynell‚

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    Animal Farm is a simple ‘fairy story’ To what extent do you agree? Fairy story: fable‚ children’s story‚ allegory‚ apologue‚ exemplum Simple: elementary‚ uncomplicated‚ self-explanatory‚ straight-forward‚ lucid Intro Subtitled “A Fair Story”‚ George Orwell’s novella Animal Farm displays the characteristics of a children’s fable‚ consisting of clear-cut morals and demarcate between good and evil. Yet‚ it does not demand the reader for much analysis to understand the more complex ideas embedded

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    granted to watch Disney fairytales. Today my goal is for you to be convinced into my opinions and/or reasons to why fairytales are good for children. My thoughts are referred from “10 Reasons Why Kids Need To Read Non-Disney Fairy Tales” by Melissa Taylor‚ the genre being why fairy tales should be read by kids. For young children‚ people (specifically parents) are worried about the disney character’s dress code. I do not notice the characters wearing short shorts and crop tops showing off so much skin

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    Cinderella Compare and Contrast Essay There are many versions to the famous fairy tale Cinderella. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s German version of Cinderella‚ “Aschenputtel‚” is a household story of a young girl named Cinderella who eventually marries a prince. This specific version of Cinderella gave birth to the Walt Disney version of Cinderella that most Americans know today. However the stories are very different. The Grimm brothers’ version is much darker and gory then the classic American version

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    combines the fairy tale and the Gothic in ‘The Courtship of Mr Lyon’ and ‘The Tiger’s Bride’ Below are some suggestions for what your essay might contain. However these are not prescriptive‚ feel free to develop your own response as much as possible. You could: Compare the openings of each story – you might explore the Winter setting and the use of snow as a symbol – how does the opening differ in feel and tone in each story? You may feel the first story seems much more romantic and fairy tale like

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    Lan Ha Narrative essay (final draft) My Favorite Childhood Memory In modern life‚people do not believe in miracles anymore because life is not a fairy tale‚and there is not a fairy godmother who magically appear when they need help. However‚my childhood story can prove an opposite thing. It was the most memorable time that I cannot forget at the end of my life. A fantastic thing happened when I was a little girl‚and this is a story about me and my puppy. On the occasion of my seventh

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    An Untraditional Fairy Tale Fairy tales have been told throughout the world for hundreds of years‚ and have come to be well-recognized and cherished by much of society. They follow a typical – if anything but overused – plotline‚ with cliché characters and a beautiful happy ending. However‚ some of the most popular modern-day classics differ greatly from their original endings. For example‚ in Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid‚ Ariel exchanges her mermaid tail and voice for human

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    Consider the final resolution of the novel. Is the ending a fairy tale one (recall that fairy tales end with "and they lived happily ever after")? How does the novel expand upon and complicate this ending? Does the ending play up the romance‚ or the social satire? What is the final message‚ which the novel leaves us with? Many fairy tales and love stories end with a marriage and a happy ending. In many ways‚ Pride and Prejudice did have a fairy tale ending. Seeing Elizabeth and Jane each getting married

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    Compare/Contrast Cinderella Essay “The Walt Disney Company is a powerful economic and cultural phenomenon known throughout the United States and the world as a provider of family entertainment (Maltin‚ 1‚ 308). Its media and entertainment holdings establish it as a central communicator in contemporary life. As such‚ it provides many of the first narratives children use to learn about the world” (Ward‚ 1). Disney has always been family oriented making it one of the main attractions of reading something

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