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    ” a Fairy Tale originally wrote by Hans Christen Anderson in 1838; while a great work in its self is a bit of a read. There is a more modern version done as a movie short‚ by TRUEMAX academy‚ of the H.C. Andersen’s tale‚ it is titled‚ "The Steadfast Tin Soldier‚” and posted online Aug 12‚ 2008. In the following paper I will give a brief description of the fairy tale‚ how the two fairy tales are similar‚ how they are different‚ and if the same moral is portrayed. The difference between fairy tales

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    the difference of middle class attitudes towards women found in some of the Grimm’s tales‚ compared to the attitudes today. Finally‚ the third topic of this essay will discuss the similarities and differences of the way men were viewed in the Grimm’s tales and the same aspect toward men today. The role of a woman in society today has almost been turned completely around compared to the views when the Selected Tales were written. As well‚ it is clear that the media has created these idolized figures

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    Storytelling Day – Much More Than Enjoyable Trip To Fantasy World. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2014. "(Author)ity: The Importance of Storytelling." AdWeek. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2014 "How to Write a Fairy Tale." HubPages. N.p.‚ 04 Dec. 2012. Web. 23 Sept. 2014. Orde‚ Heike Vom. Children Need Fairy Tales (n.d.): n. pag. Web. 20 Sept. 2014. "The Real Reason Disney Changed ’Rapunzel ’ to ’Tangled ’" The Moviefone Blog. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. "Multiple Opponents | Better Storytelling." Multiple

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    The very popular children’s movie “Beauty and the Beast” was originally a fairy tale written by Jeanne-Marie LePrince de Beaumont. While the movie holds true to many of the themes displayed in the fairy tale‚ it falls short in other aspects. In the original fairy tale‚ the deal between the merchant and Beast is that one of the merchants daughter die in place of the merchant. However in the Disney movie the deal that takes place between Belle and Beast is only that Belle stays in the castle as his

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    thinks of a “fairy tale” story they think of the themes and characterization of any common “fairy tale” such as; good vs. evil‚ hero/heroin vs. evil villain‚ good triumphs evil and love conquers all‚ these are some of the obvious themes of any ”fairy tale” story. Many stories contain a “fairy tale” base or components. The novel Hard Times by Charles Dickens has been termed a “fairy tale” for the industrial revolution. Hard Times resembles a “fairy tale” story by expressing “fairy tale” characterization

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    Fairy tales are an integral part of human lives. These short tales open up a whole new world; from Walt Disney’s point of view - a world that is filled with imagination and hopeful dreams. Due to the beliefs that fairy tales provide for people‚ they take a huge part in shaping one’s identity. Nonetheless‚ fairy tales were not always joyful and wonderful to read. Long ago‚ the Grimm brothers composed a book filled fairy tales. Their book contains fairy tales in their most original form: dark‚ gruesome

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    Close reading and response to literature Number The Stars -Lois Lowry 1. What are the major themes of this book ? Difficulty of growing up The author Lois Lowry uses the context of World War II as a way of making the difficulties stand out more clearly. The novel focuses on Annemarie Johansen’s personal experiences with growing up‚ but her experiences are common to most young people. Growing up is presented as a struggle for identity. Does Annemarie belong to the world of adults or

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    Beauty and the Beauty in the Beast Once upon a time… The classic opener for any fairy tale‚ which is no different in the case of Beauty and the Beast. Fairy tales were meant to teach our children life lessons that society‚ at the time‚ deems important to learn. They teach us the difference between right and wrong‚ black and white‚ good and bad‚ light and dark‚ and beauty and ugly. There are many different variations and names to Beauty and the Beast. This famous fable has been passed down

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    Anne Sexton’s poem Cinderella is an analysis of the falsehood of fairytales and their inapplicable meanings to real‚ everyday life. Sexton’s poem‚ as a whole‚ mocks the classic tale of Cinderella by retelling the story with an analysis intertwined. This big message of fairytales being fake is reiterated throughout the poem through repetition‚ similes through imagery‚ and diction. Sexton’s use of repetition is easily spotted in the last stanza of the poem. Sexton’s negative view is shown through

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    characters‚ themes‚ and styles. Even though each of them belongs to the same classification‚ their backgrounds are derived from different origins. This is the reason why their times and dimensions are varied‚ although they are both describing tales in old times. ‘Merlin’ is set up in ancient time when the

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