Although looking at Grimes fairytale Hansel and Gretel similarities can be perceived. This is shown in the quote “His right hand trails behind him‚ letting a crumb fall. His face is half-turned towards his hand‚ but his eyes remain watchfully fixed on the old man’s feet ahead.” The fact that the
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Often‚ we as humans tend to separate ourselves from stories and myths. If a story is fictitious‚ we immediately dismiss any possibility of relating and learning from it. However‚ some archetypal events and themes observed in literature may be far more real than we wish to admit. The loss of innocence is one such archetype. Despite having broad definition‚ the effects of the loss of innocence are narrow. Commonly‚ an innocent or ignorant individual experiences an event or realization causing a shift
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‘A fairytale is a narrative form which expresses a society’s collective concern about some aspect of growing up and expresses these concerns at the level of magical thought’ (Crago‚ 2003‚ 8). When the word fairytale comes to mind‚ many people automatically think about falling in love‚ big castles and houses made of sweets‚ happily ever after endings‚ magic‚ enchantments and wish-fulfillment. I was one of those people. I was shocked when I studied fairytales more in depth‚ realising that many fairytales
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Political Correctness The term "Political Correct" has been in the nation’s vocabulary for only a short period of time but has changed the way that we view life and communicate with one another. Political correctness‚ politically correct‚ and P.C. are terms that refer‚ to a social idea that is characterized by efforts to redress‚ mainly by the use of language‚ real or supposed discrimination on the basis of race‚ sex‚ religion‚ nationality‚ disability or any other criteria that could offended
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Fairy tales of the past were often full of macabre and gruesome twists and endings. These days‚ companies like Disney have sanitized them for a modern audience that is clearly deemed unable to cope‚ and so we see happy endings everywhere. This list looks at some of the common endings we are familiar with – and explains the original gruesome origins. If you know of any others‚ be sure to mention it in the comments – or if you know of a fairy tale that is just outright gruesome (in its original or
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Robert Baum‚ The author of "After The Ball Is Over: Bringing Cinderella Home"‚ is a professor at The University of Waikato in New Zealand. He wrote the article for Culteral Analysis. He wanted to inform the common people who may be interested in the Grimm’s Fairy Tales how they wrote their folktales‚ and how they incorporated beliefs of their own such as their religion. The mainy used Christian Folktales‚ because that was their religion. By making the alterations to use their religion it encouraged
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In what extent do you agree that fairytales reinforce stereotypes? Every child in the world grows up with fairytales. Fairytales are part of culture and everyday life. In fairytales‚ there are good and evil‚ beautiful and ugly‚ strong and weak‚ powerful and weak‚ and they always have happy ends. Mostly good people are beautiful and bad people are ugly. Fairytales are used to teach children morals and some principles. In my opinion‚ however‚ they usually reinforce stereotypes like the death of
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classes I work on technique‚ performance skills‚ and flexibility. For the Nutcracker performance this December‚ I will be working as a stagehand. In the spring‚ I will start taking more classes each week and I plan to be in the spring recital‚ Hansel and Gretel. I really enjoy dancing because I like being able to perform‚ and I am glad that I have started taking classes again. I think that I will continue to take dance classes wherever I attend college next year‚ and working on CAS hours throughout
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hope for. This year I wished for love... to immerse myself in someone else and to wake a heart long afraid to feel. My wish was granted. And if having that is tragic‚ then give me tragedy. Because I wouldn’t give it back for the world. And Hansel said to Gretel: Let us drop these bread crumbs‚ so that together we find our way home‚ because losing our way would be the most cruel of things." This year I lost my way. And losing your way on a journey is unfortunate. But losing your reason for the journey
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appearances – those places may shelter harmful predators that could kill‚ stalk‚ or harm humans. In addition‚ even in old fairy tales‚ forests stand as abandonment. Ex) According to the lecture slides‚ Hansel and Gretel is an example of fearing forests. It is a tale of separation anxiety where Hansel and Gretel are abandoned in the dark forests. Q3. In class‚ you were presented several ideas on why humans have a psychological link to forests or trees. List one of these values and
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