Jack Zipes‚ in his essay "Breaking the Disney Spell"‚ directly addresses the issue of what happens when a story is taken from its original oral form and written down. Zipes discusses in depth what Walt Disney has done to fairy tales and the consequences of Disney’s actions. Zipes addresses many issues‚ including those of context‚ society‚ and alteration of plot. He accuses Walt Disney of attacking "the literary tradition of the fairy tale" (344). While many scholars disagree with Zipes’ accusations
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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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just buy it‚ then it would not be as meaningful. I want to create my own possessions and with the hard work I put in‚ something great will surely emerge‚” she strongly replied. On October 31st‚ we were ready to trick or treat in our homemade red riding hood costumes. For every knock and every door bell rung‚ we were answered by a handful of candy. After we had a basketful of sweets‚ Hannah gave half of the candy she collected to her younger brother. Not only does Hannah le Noir passionately pursues
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Through the stories that I listened to as a child‚ Little Red Riding Hood‚ Jack and the Beanstalk‚ the Little Mermaid‚ and Pinocchio‚ the philosophies that were demonstrated impacted my life. They influenced the way I approach decision making in social situations such as school and family life. The true meaning of these fables are meant to help children decipher right from wrong and influence good behavior and decision making. The media also has an increasing impact on the society I grew up in
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People in today’s society have learned to love the wolf and see it as a gentle and beautiful creature. It has taken along time for the wolf to get the respect it deserves. Throughout history‚ the wolf has gotten a very bad reputation. It started in fiction where the wolf was represented as an evil‚ conniving carnivore that would prey on livestock‚ or would become infested with rabies and attack people. But that’s just the start of it; we can blame werewolves‚ folklore and fairy-tales‚ or even
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stop this dastardly plan? Famous Lines/Quotes in the movie The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom: Did I NOT instruct that Box 5 was to be left empty? Meg Giry: He’s here‚ the phantom of the opera! Christine: It’s him! Carlotta: Your part is silent‚ little toad! The Phantom: A toad‚ madam? Perhaps it is you who are the toad... ---------------- Christine: [sung] But his voice filled my spirit with a strange‚ sweet sound. In that night there was music in my mind. And through music my soul began to soar
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only because she is religious and passive. She never does anything aside from looking beautiful to permit such praise. In fact‚ nearly all heroines in Grimm’s’ fairy tales are beautiful -- from Cinderella to Sleeping Beauty to Rapunzel to Little Red Riding Hood -- and therefore “good.” Specifically‚ Cinderella is good because she is beautiful‚ passive‚ innocent‚ and beguiled. Her
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guests‚ "There wasn’t a blemish on his body". Her appearance is quite chilling and quite contrasting‚ "Small‚ white‚ quickly moving hands and red finger nails". It is quite strange that she has this colour of nails when she is an old lady. The Landlady also always refers to young Billy as "my dear" which is reminiscent of the predatory wolf in Little Red Riding Hood. Billy is portrayed as a young and spruce man. This is shown by his new work clothes‚ "He was wearing a new navy-blue overcoat‚ a new brown
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One Crisp fall morning a girl named Crimson who wore a dark red hood was asked by her mother to deliver some baked goods to her grandmothers house‚ who was sick at the time. The mother who was hesitant to even ask her because‚ of the dangers lurking in the woods made Crimson promise that she wouldn’t talk to any strangers and would head straight there. Crimson Agreed to this and started skipping towards the woods. On her way she came across a few small animals. A squirrel‚ a fox and a mouse. She
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The two versions of Little Red Riding Hood I’ve chosen to analyze is the Grimm brothers version and the Angela Carter version. I think what is interesting about these two versions are they seem to have contrasting morals‚ despite rooting from the same story. The Grimm brothers version is the one I was told as a child. Though the Grimm brothers wrote stories intended for adults‚ their stories are often told to children for the moral. The moral is not to be deceived by symbolic wolves. The Grimm brothers
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