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    Cinderella Analysis Paper

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    For the purpose of this behavior analysis paper I chose the fairy tale character of Cinderella to analyze. Cinderella is a very familiar cartoon character among young children‚ especially young girls. Cinderella is a young woman who lives with her step-mother‚ who is often described as evil‚ and her two spoiled step-sisters. Unfortunately for Cinderella‚ her step-sisters are the jewels in their mother’s eyes‚ while Cinderella is just taking up space in the background. The Cinderella movie depicts

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    The Snow Queen

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    teared on him. Gerda’s tears melted Kay’s heart and also broke the witchcraft of the Snow Queen. Finally‚ Kay was saved‚ became energetic and cheerful as before‚ by the power of Gerda’s friendship and love. Symbol of “good” The Snow Queen is a fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen and first published in 1845. It is said that the story centers on the struggle between good and evil. Take a focus on the female leading character‚ Gerda. She was a symbol of “good”‚ compared with Kay‚ a symbolic

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    7 Cinderella; oppressing or inspiring? Most fairy tales share common themes‚ characters‚ and similar atmospheres. In the two versions of Cinderella‚ the French “Cinderella” and the German one “Aschenputtel”. They are both centered around a girl who is “swept off her feet” by a dashing prince. Some critics state that these fairytales are oppressive to women. These fairytales are not oppressive to women. A girl’s upbringing and characteristics may be shaped by the literature they have read. The

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    Charles Perrault’s Cinderella comes complete with a classic fairy tale ending. The slipper fits and Cinderella marries the prince. Thus‚ the reader infers that he lives "happily ever after." When a tale’s ending is so basic it is tempting for a reader to consider if Cinderella lived a truly happy life. Lynne McFall contemplates this idea in Pig Happiness. Pig Happiness contemplates whether a life is truly happy in some different circumstances. The scenario that fits Cinderella the best would be the

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    the original Grimm version will be the subject of this analysis. The original story was published in 1857 in the Kinder und Hausmarchen book. The tale both enforces and disputes several stereotypes ad contains one violent part. The stereotypes and violence help enhance the story by increasing and bringing to life the imaginative scenes. In the tale‚ a king tries to get behind the reason his daughters’ shoes are consistently worn out from dancing even though the doors are locked ad guarded. The

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    Kingsolver really tugs at your heart when starting out about family values. Therefore‚ she explained how she used to make paper dolls of what her family consist of‚ safe and secure from the reality of the world. Her life transformed and she saw marriage in a various light. Furthermore‚ she questioned in what manner she could find herself in the world that we live in. Her paper dolls were not as she imagined growing up. A shattered household speculating how to put it back together‚ trying to

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    White‚ The Message Beyond The Fairy Tale I don’t remember how old I was when I first watched Walt Disney’s adaptation of the story Snow White. I do remember I liked the movie because it was full of color and life. This story woke up my child dreams and expectations of friendship and love. As Snow White‚ I thought the love of a prince would bring happiness to me. After growing up and finding a frog instead of a prince‚ I thought Snow White and other fairy tales were really not beneficial stories

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    roles through television shows and fairy tales. In children’s literature‚ the roles of men and women are almost always stereotypically simple; women are weak princesses‚ and they need men to rescue them. These ideas have been copied and engraved into children’s minds for generation to generation. These gender roles‚ however‚ can provoke children to emulate the way these characters behave and deal with situations that arise within the stories they read. In the fairy tale “Little Red Riding Hood” from the

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    Goal Students will read tall tales to help them make decisions in everyday life. Performance Objectives Given the tall tale‚ “Paul Bunyan” read by the teacher the students will: - Identify tall tales as a type of fiction -Demonstrate familiarity with the tall tale “Paul Bunyan” -Identify the characters‚ plot‚ and setting of “Paul Bunyan” -Identify exaggeration and larger-than-life characters as characteristics of tall tales -Identify the exaggerations in “Paul

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    Sun‚ Moon and Talia is an Italian fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 book‚ Pentamerone. It is one of the earliest and more sophisticated versions of Sleeping Beauty‚ following adult themes of rape‚ sexuality‚ infidelity and murder – far different from the later and softer versions of the tale (Hallett & Karasek‚ 2009). In Sun‚ Moon‚ and Talia‚ Basile uses various references to figures in Greek mythology. These references offer sophisticated portrayals of his characters’ personalities

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