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    would recognize those words addressed to the big bad wolf in the fairy tale” Little Red Riding Hood‚” just as most people would also recognize “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo” as the words of the fairy godmother from “Cinderella.” What most people may not realize‚ however‚ is that although “Cinderella” and” Little Red Riding Hood” are both fairy tales often read to children as bedtime stories‚ “Cinderella” is actually a much better fairy tale because of the description of the main character‚ the kind of conflict

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    wolf. On a different note‚ in order to understand how this fairy tale was capable of assisting children with the issues of growing up during the time‚ one must first note children’s circumstances in the 17th century. First‚ children were not viewed as having any special needs and therefore there was no established system of education for these children. Consequently there were no books written specifically for them. Eventually‚ fairy tales evolved as a means of educating children. Little Red Riding

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    upon his proper body‚ and nought he‚" which is extremely feminist. However‚ Chaucer makes us see the Wife of Bath as inconsistent‚ at times illogical‚ and also amoral and adulterous‚ The prologue and tale is spoken by a woman of supposed vast experience‚ yet was written by a man. While the prologue and tale may be seemingly feminist‚ could it be a vehicle for a deeper anti-feminist message? <br> <br>The Wife of Bath had a strong argument in favour of marriage but is easy to fault. Her argument that

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    directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson‚ one important character is Donkey. In the film the directors introduce non-traditional characters to the traditional fairy tale storyline to put a funny twist on things. In a traditional fairy tail there would not be a talking Donkey as one of the main characters. In most traditional fairy tales there is a ‘handsome‚ strong’ prince and a weak princess whom relies on the prince rescue the damsel in distress. Donkey is very quick witted this is illustrated

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    Cinderella‚ directed by Clyde Geronimi‚ is a movie about a pretty girl who has been made a servant by her ugly stepmother and stepsisters‚ and deserves a better life. Cinderella is the fairy tale basis for all other movies‚ in which the underdog prevails against all odds. Ever After‚ directed by Andy Tehnant‚ is a movie based on Cinderella. Besides some differences in characters and a change in setting‚ it has the same good beats evil concept. Maid in Manhattan directed by Wayne Wang is a newer

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    of works could be both considered originating from his fairy tales. The publication of these fairy tales must have come as a surprise to those who had known him only as the notorious aesthete‚ an author of copyist poems and sentimental dramas. It was not until his first collection of fairy tales had come out that he was regarded as an influential author. The first publication of his collection of fairy tales “The Happy Prince and other tales” in 1888 received acceptance from the critics. Oscar was

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    like the unusual technique he uses which really capture the fairy tale theme of his works. I think his illustrations are very interesting because they are beautiful and very detailed. Also‚ his style is from a time long past that is rarely seen today. Arthur Rackham’s illustrations are relevant to my work because they depict scenes from stories and fairy tales. His works have illustrated Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm amongst others which are fictional

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    Expectations? Great Expectations is like a fairy tale without a fairy tale ending‚ reinforcing the idea that we need to make our own way in life‚ and can’t expect it to be given to us. A poor orphan is granted riches by a secret benefactor. It sounds like the plot of a fairy tale. Great Expectations may start out as a fairy tale‚ but in the end the poor orphan is left not much better off than he started--except that he’s wiser for it. Like most fairy tales‚ Great Expectations intends to teach a lesson

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    Fairy tales are universal stories and were often told to send messages‚ especially to children. The purpose of these stories is to instil moral values into children in an entertaining way. The stories “Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault” and “Little Red Cap” by the Brothers Grimm tell the same fairy tale to convey similar messages of young girls listening to their elders and not trusting all strangers. This is done through fairly tale conventions like plot structure‚ icons‚ themes of innocence

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    the idea of nationalism were the Brothers Grimm in their Grimm’s Fairy Tales. Grimm’s Fairy Tales is a collection of German fairy tales all in one book. They used these collection of fairy tales to create a German identity‚ by saying these were the tales passed on from generation to generation in German culture. Another writer that shows nationalism is Aleksandr Pushkin in his work The Bronze Horseman. The Bronze Horseman tells the tale of Evgenii and how he ends up going mad and getting killed by the

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