5/6/2013 Children’s Literature(ENG232) Prof. Keith Walters Commentary to Bettelheim’s chapter on “Cinderella” Let me start off with saying that Bettelheim completely ruined my fantasy on fairy-tales. His contorted mind really made it hard to remember all the beautiful tales from childhood.Of course he is entitled to his own opinions and I won’t
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judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree‚ it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid” (Albert Einstein). This quote especially applies to the main character of Chinese Cinderella‚ Adeline. Many people gave her the impression that she was worthless‚ but some believed in her. In the memoir Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah‚ Adeline has a very tough childhood. However‚ her grandfather‚ Ye Ye‚ and her aunt‚ Aunt Baba‚ continuously support her‚ and Adeline would not have risen above her
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Education is a very powerful force which is vital to our current society and impacts directly on later life. A perfect example of the power that education has over our life circumstances is the autobiography of Ms. Adeline Yen Mah‚ “Chinese Cinderella”. The power of education assisted and influenced Adeline in many ways‚ from becoming an accepted and highly respected individual to escaping her family circumstances and strengthening her self-esteem. Adeline wished to be accepted by everyone and it
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‘Sucker Punch’ personal response The novel ‘Sucker Punch’ by David Hernandez was a captivating experience that consistently drew my attention being from a young adult’s point of view. I am a 17 year old male growing up‚ encountering mature situations like the main character in this book‚ Marcus. As well as Making me think about the main theme of the story. The main theme of the story is domestic violence. It made me realise how strongly opinionated I am on the topic and it sickens me to read
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In the article‚ “Cinderella and Princess Culture”‚ Peggy Orenstein‚ a contributing writer for New York Times Magazine‚ explores the successful “princess” market and how it negatively impacts young children. Orenstein claims that the princess culture promotes a common gender stereotype of women to young children‚ especially young girls; therefore‚ society should lessen the encouragement of being a “princess” and fortify their promotion to a more strong-willed role model (327). Although the article
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Cinderella is an autobiography about Adeline Yen Mah’s childhood‚ starting in 1941. Throughout the book‚ Adeline explains her childhood in which she faces many dilemmas. She also describes how she was made to feel unwanted and unloved by most of her family. The story is set in World War 2‚ during the time period when the Japanese had invaded China. In the story‚ Adeline explains the amount of respect that all of the Chinese people had to show towards the Japanese. When Adeline was just four years
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On a calm first Saturday morning in the month of April‚ the young high school senior Isabella Bennett arose her from bed with the mindset to achieve one goal this day: to buy the most beautiful and unique prom dress in all of Winchestertonfieldville‚ Iowa. Two years prior to this general time frame‚ Isabella and her older sister‚ Mia Bennett‚ experienced a tragic incident in which resulted in the lose of their mother. The 40 year old wife and mother of two was driving home on her normal
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Cinderella is an American fantasy film that was released in spring of 2015 and directed by Kenneth Branagh. The film was set in the 18th century era in Europe. The story was based on the journey of Ella (Lily James) and how each person that she met throughout the film made an influence on her life. As I watched the film‚ I noticed how the costumes of the main characters displayed their presence in the film and how they connect with Ella. The costumes are both realistic and stylized in some way‚ according
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also recognizable. We can still find these conventions in modern day literature and media. An illustration of the Cinderella story convention is
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Chinese Cinderella The Origin of China The author of Chinese Cinderella comes from the most popular country‚ China. China is located in East Asia were there is a diverse amount of landscapes such as subtropical forest‚ desserts‚ grasslands‚ and mountains. China has a current population of 1.35 billion with a large amount of its people coming from its capital city Beijing; this is the largest city in Shanghai. In Shanghai you will meet a lot of Chinese people as that is there dominate
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