Sailormoon‚ the world renowned animated series‚ comes from the Japanese Shōjo manga‚ written and illustrated by female author Naoko Takeuchi. The main distinguishing feature of Shōjo manga is that it is specifically aimed at young female viewers and involves some form of (usually magical) female protagonist (Saito 143). Kumiko Saito‚ in her essay on Magical Girl Anime and the Challenges of Changing Gender Identities in Japanese Society‚ acknowledges that the Shōjo genre exhibits “various possibilities
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By definition from dictionaries‚ a fairytale is a story about fairies‚ told to amuse children. However‚ only few are actually tales about fairies. Even though all the stories have a happy ending‚ behind their lines we often find ideas of murder‚ cannibalism‚ mutilation‚ infanticide‚ and incest. The Grimm Brothers were collectors of folk tales and fairy tales. Apart from collecting and editing fairy tales‚ they wrote many articles‚ reviews and chapters and published numerous editions and translations
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THE DISNEY PRINCESSES Disney Princess is a media franchise owned by The Walt Disney Company. The 10 current members of the franchise are Snow White‚ Cinderella‚ Aurora‚ Ariel‚ Belle‚ Jasmine‚ Pocahontas‚ Mulan‚ Tiana‚ and Rapunzel. These princesses all have remarkably good personalities. They are kind-hearted‚ beautiful and each princess comes with a unique story that makes them one-of-a-kind. And these stories are not any ordinary stories. Most came from famous fairy tale storybooks with a few
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Fairytales are told in such a way that it is hard to distinguish between what is real and what isn’t. Fairytales could be interpreted and translated in various ways‚ but the older ones are told with many life lessons in it. The Grimm’s Brothers made the female and male protagonists of the Fairy Tales different. Especially in "Mother Holle" and "The Golden Bird"‚ where both genders are physically different‚ but both end up getting all the wealth in the end. In "Mother Holle" there are two step sisters
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The award winning ABC Series‚ “Once Upon a Time”‚ unites distantly related fairy tale characters such as Elsa‚ Snow White‚ Red Riding Hood‚ Rumpelstiltskin‚ and Ariel in a fictional‚ present day town in Maine named Storybrooke to forge new relationships and experiences. Although “Once Upon a Time” is a modern television show‚ it contains many Gothic elements. These elements include gloomy settings‚ an interest in the past‚ and an interest in original sin and the supernatural. The settings of “Once
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We’ve all seen the first act of Brave‚ the new animated adventure from Disney’s Pixar‚ before: Merida (voiced by Kelly MacDonald)‚ while more interested in archery and horseback riding‚ has been raised to be a proper princess; now‚ she is now being offered up to three suitors from smaller fiefdoms for a traditional wedding. OUR EDITOR RECOMMENDS Brave: Film Review Inside the ’Brave’ Premiere: Director Talks Politics of Pixar’s First Female Heroine Complete Coverage: Disney/Pixar’s Brave
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“We can begin to explore the lineage of women as tale-tellers in a history that stretches from Philomela and Scheherazade to the raconteurs of French veillees and salons‚ to English peasants‚ governesses‚ and novelists‚ and to the German Spinnerinnen and the Brother’s Grimm.” (53-54) In the chapter “To Spin a Yarn: The Female Voice in Folklore and Fairy Tale” from Fairy Tales and Society: Illusion and Paradigm‚ Karen E. Rowe explores the depth and history of voicelessness of women and how the combination
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This author‚ Peggy Orenstein talks about and argues that the isolation of boys and girls are pretty relevant through the commercialization of Disney films and toys when all is said in done. Disney and toy organizations are promoting gender roles as a hidden topic in the matter of what boys and girls ought to partake and be. The view of Disney films creates what girls and boys should and shouldn’t make strive toward in the public eye. Orenstein demonstrates that gender roles are made through the utilization
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Into the Woods is a musical film that connects the stories of Cinderella‚ Little Red Riding Hood‚ Rapunzel‚ and Jack and the Beanstalk with the main plot of a baker and his wife performing tasks for a witch who would undo a curse that didn’t allow them for to bear child. Throughout the movie‚ the characters are constantly singing to an overlapping tune or a new song‚ but there is some narration to keep the audience aware‚ the singing tells the story itself‚ and the background music‚ when the characters
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I have chosen the constellation Cassiopeia: The Seated Queen. I chose this constellation because it was an unknown constellation to me until I studied the first lesson of Astronomy. The name Cassiopeia: The Seated Queen sparked my interest‚ and so I decided to find more information about this fascinating constellation. Cassiopeia is located in the Northern sky and is easily recognizable by its distinctive "M" shape. It is made up of five stars‚ the four brightest of which are: Alpha Cassiopeia‚ Beta
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