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    Myths and Legends

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    Official Website of James Finn Garner Web site: Martin‚ A. (2006). Red Riding Hood and the wolf in bed: modernism ’s fairy tales. Orenstein‚ C. (2002). Little Red Riding Hood uncloaked: sex‚morality‚ and the evolution of a fairy tale. New York‚ NY: Basic Books. Tatar‚ M. (2002). The Annotated classic fairy tales. New York‚ NY: W.W. Norton & Company‚ Inc. Zipes‚ J. (2001). The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm Zipes‚ J. (1993). The Trials & Tribulations of Little

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    Pan's Labyrinth Analysis

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    Hessah Alsanie December 04‚ 2010 El Laberinto Del Fauno The tale of Pan’s Labyrinth is one of fantasy and symbolism. It is a tale that baffles the pessimists and over joys the optimists. I believe that the overall purpose of the film was to give us an idea of what it is like to see with more than just our eyes. What do I mean one might ask? To truly grasp this story‚ one must use their eyes to see within the story’s archetypal margins. The story all begins with the eye. At first‚ Ofelia is

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    another in our lives. How many of us have used Cinderella‚ Snow White‚ or Sleeping Beauty as our role models growing up? The problem is that these princesses are role models of what we shouldn’t be like in real life; they are superficial‚ they rely on fairy godmothers to solve their problems‚ and they wait around for princes to save them in their time of need. M. Bakos and fellow classmates Disney Princess movies have set off an unrealistic image of life for little girls Growing up they are little

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    Fairy tales have for generations been a way of passing down moral values and life lessons through use of the fantastic. Whether it be focused on honesty‚ bravery‚ or even altruism‚ these stories have been a useful parenting tool since their creation. More than just for parents‚ fairy tales have been used by teachers‚ siblings‚ and community members in order to help nudge children closer to fitting the societal model of a good citizen. That being said‚ it is completely understandable that such an

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    I in the clock of life‚ telling the incorrect time? Sometimes I am unrecognizable - like an innocent child staring into a mirror and seeing a stranger before them. I do not recognize me. I am in a fairytale. But fairytales are not tales of fairies; instead they are tales of imaginary life‚ not true life. Not my life - therefore do I exist only in my own imaginary world? Am I the centre of my own universe‚ am I the gold at the end of my rainbow? Am I a girl‚ innocently‚ naively‚ pacing in a daunting

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    characteristic to fairytales because they are one of the first details the author mentions. According to Dr. Silima Nanda’s “The Portrayal of Women in the Fairy Tales‚” she highlights‚ “Beauty is highly revered in fairy tales being associated with intelligence‚ ability‚ kindness‚ worthiness and morality and this can be well perceived from the Grimms fairy tales” (Nanda 248). This particular trait is universal. Ugliness usually associates with evil characters‚ while beauty and princesses go hand in hand. Beauty

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    Values in Fairytales

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    Folk and Fairy tales In many fairy tales there were underlying values that were taught to readers. Many of these values can be seen appropriate to the society in the time period in which they were written‚ but in modern times‚ societies values have changed‚ yet these fairytales haven’t. One fairy tale that has questionable values is that of the tale of in that of "Hansel and Gretel" In this tale the parents with their own preservation in mind‚ decide to leave their children out deep in the

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    Fairy tales have been around for many generations. They have been read to children all over the world because of how they can relate to children no matter what culture they come from. One of the more well known fairy tales is ‘Sleeping Beauty’. The most commonly known version today is the Disney movie‚ created in 1959. This movie was based on the Grimm’s version of Sleeping Beauty called ‘Little Brier-Rose’ which was written in 1812 in Germany. Another less known version of Sleeping Beauty is ‘Sun

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    There are many differences between "A Secret Sorrow" and "A Sorrowful Woman". One difference is the problems that the two women face. In "A Secret Sorrow" Faye deals with a physical problem‚ the inability to produce children. In "A Sorrowful Woman" on the other hand the unnamed wife deals with a psychological problem‚ making it more complex and difficult to fix. Another difference is the role the men play in the stories. Kai‚ from "A Secret Sorrow" has a forceful role‚ he plays the role of the

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    Archetype In Literature

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    In fairy tales and literature‚ they all have a common archetype which is setting. Every fairytale has a different setting‚ but in Cinderella‚ Snow White‚ and Sleeping Beauty they all have a common setting. The common setting of these fairy tales are the forest and the castle. In “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” when the Queen tries to kill Snow White. “...she ordered one of her huntsmen to take Snow White into the forest and kill her... He told her to run into the woods and never return.”(Buchholtz)The

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