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    published by George Routledge. This fairy tale is one of the oldest and most familiar to young children that inspire them to believe anything is possible. The literary elements in Cinderella include the setting‚ characters‚ plot‚ conflict‚ climax‚ and ending. The setting was in a faraway kingdom a long time ago. The characters included a young girl name Cinderella‚ her stepmother‚ two stepsisters‚ the prince‚ and fairy godmother. The Plot of this fairy tale is a young girl who is being treated

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    behind the villain. (Monk‚ 2014) “A revisionist fairy tale with a wonderfully sharp feminist edge‚ Maleficent features Angelina Jolie‚ pictured‚ in the title role of the famed villainess who tortured poor Aurora in Sleeping Beauty‚ the 1959 animated Disney classic. Everyone knows how that story ends. But viewers don’t really know where it all began‚ and why Maleficent was so angry in the first place. We simply take wicked women as a fact of fairy tale life.” While there were similarities between this

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    Gatsby’s Fairy Lover The events in the Novel‚ the Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgarald‚ can be closely related to the love stories found in fairytales. Every fairytale needs a struggling hero who finally meets success‚ a distressed heroine who discovers happiness‚ and a villain to create conflict. Obvious to the reader‚ our hero is Gatsby‚ the damsel is Daisy‚ and Tom is the villain. Gatsby’s initial circumstances compared to his thunderous success and finally the great tragedy he faces

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    The Little Mermaid – Feminist Analysis When interpreting The Little Mermaid from a feminist theory perspective‚ it becomes clear that a beauty of a female lies in her appearance and matters above all else. In the fairy-tale‚ the little mermaid falls in love with a prince‚ but she cannot be with him because he is human and she is not. The little mermaid cannot be with him until she makes the modifications needed to achieve her desired look‚ which is done by sacrificing what she had previously valued

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    The Ugly Duckling

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    considered a good example of a fairy tale. Bruno Bettelheim‚ a noted educator and scholar on the role that fairy tales play‚ has stated that in fairy tales‚ there is typically a battle between good and evil. Characters are absolute...either good or evil. He also goes on to say that the goal is not to impart a moral‚ but rather to show that one can overcome any obstacle (Bettelheim 216-217). Based on this criterion‚ “The Ugly Duckling” falls short of what could be called a fairy tale. Other than the anthropormorphisizing

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    fantasy‚ the story highlights Red Riding Hood’s innocence and uses the Wolf as a metaphor for men to position the reader to react differently than the classic fairytale. It becomes obvious to the reader that the story is based upon the well known fairy tale ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ but Carter has twisted the innocent children’s story into a extravagant gothic fantasy which positions the reader to grasp a greater understanding of the events leading up to the climax and the background in general. The

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    growing up as a young girl to an adult‚ fairy tales have always been incredible. Fairy tales are astonishing‚ enjoyable and always brought forth-interesting concepts of love‚ hatred‚ jealousy and bravery. The key element of each fairytale was always a happy ending that caught the audience’s attention. The Grimm Brothers version of Cinderella was indeed‚ remarkable to read and watch. When fairytales were first introduced‚ the public appreciated the fairy tales for their happy endings and was enjoyed

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    that children have is the reading of fairy tales. These stories set a foundation as to what we perceive as beauty. “Children’s media has been found to be powerfully responsive to social change and not simply in a way that mirrors society (Baker-Sperry and Grauerholz 714).” With this early exposure to what is portrayed as beauty‚ it is established early in the developmental years of childhood of how a woman should look as well as act. “Children’s fairy tales can provide insight into the dynamic

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    Last year I had a luck to be in german fairy tale. It was amazing. And the reason is not only that we were in Chtistmas Berlin‚ but also our jolly crowd. We all know that the quality of our rest straight depends on the people who are with us. I will not tell about Berlin and its beauty‚ I’d better tell about one splendid person. Because of her‚ I was in fairy tale. When I looked at her for the first time‚ my thought was “What a sunny‚ miraculous and brightly person!” Her charming smile and ringing

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    Around the world‚ fairy tales have been to children for many centuries. These stories let children experience the wonders of unimaginable worlds with strange creatures and events. Fairy tales are thought to be vital to children and society because they develop the imagination and critical thinking skills that are necessary in adulthood. Undeniably‚ fairy tales have withstood the test of time due to their appeal to both children and adults. As seen by analyzing the history‚ archetypal elements‚ and

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