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    Hansel and Gretel

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    within them. With a psychoanalytical perspective‚ the tale unfolds as a story about loss‚ despair‚ and most importantly being astute in any situation. The story begins with a poor woodcutter’s family in a deep dilemma of the Great Famine. The wicked stepmother persuades the father to abandon his two children Hansel and Gretel in the great forest. After a successful comeback with Hansel’s shiny pebbles left behind to lead the way back‚ a second abandonment takes place. This time Hansel leaves behind

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    CHARACTER SKETCH OF CINDERELLA: Cinderella’s story portrays a perfect example of that GOD is with those with whom no one is. Poor Cinderella grew up without her mother‚ and then later was raised fatherless in an abusive environment by her wicked stepmother and two stepsisters. Deprived of her possessions‚ rights‚ and dignity‚ she is forced to toil daily in the house her family once owned but although she lost a lot but she never loses hope. Cinderella is shown as a good hearted young lady. She

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    White is presented as a young innocent woman‚ as her name suggests. Snow symbolizes a gentle nature‚ and White symbolizes innocence. Also‚ she is shown to be domestic. First‚ at the beginning of the production‚ Snow White works as a maid for her wicked stepmother‚ the Queen. Secondly‚ when the princess arrives at the seven dwarfs’ cottage‚ she proves herself to be an excellent housekeeper. Instead of sitting down and waiting for the unknown members of the household to return‚ she sweeps‚ dusts‚ washes

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    Fairy tales were once for everyone and reflected the values of the people that kept the legend alive. It wasn’t until recent times that the myths were rendered into a children’s entertainment monopoly. Therefore‚ if we melt the sugared coverings of Disney and wade waist deep into the wilder‚ more sinister side of human dreams‚ we are transported back to a time where the supernatural reigned and superstitions thrived. These stories were most often whispered in the dark‚ passed down orally from world-weary

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    subject seemed to tame the dark and threatening forces in folktales‚ for he considered them merely an antithesis to the powers of love‚ goodness‚ empathy‚ and justice. Who but Wilhelm Grimm would have thought that the characters of a dragon or an evil stepmother were needed to arouse the listener’s love and empathy for the suppressed? In this context‚ the unpleasant and potentially fearful aspects of folktale characters were not merely reflections of folk reality; they served to develop the child’s sensitivity

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    and with an "eloquent‚ defiant‚ and in some passages a despairing defense of continental independence..." He also uses dramatic language‚ with rich imagery and metaphors‚ to personify the enemy‚ and provoke hopefulness in the revolution. "That wicked stepmother is the source of all our suffering". That’s a reference to Spain. “The chains have been broken‚ we’ve been liberated‚ and now our enemies want to make us slaves"(Bolivar). "The hatred we feel for the Peninsula is greater than the sea separating

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    the floor as if dead— but they quickly noticed that she was laced up too tight and cut the lace... The disguised wicked queen stuck the poisoned comb into the girl’s lovely black hair and again Snow White fell to the floor as if dead—the dwarfs found the poisonous comb‚ pulled it out and saved the girl...”(Buchholtz) The seven dwarfs saved Snow White’s life not once but twice. The wicked Queen tries to kill Snow White with a poisoned comb and laced up‚ but the dwarfs noticed the laced and the poisoned

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    The image of the wicked Queen (initially conceived as a raven-haired glamour girl‚ and the epitome of late-1930’s sophistication) who drinks an aging potion and then shrivels‚ sprouting warts and claws‚ turning before our eyes from a sexy‚ voluptuous creature into a frightening

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    To Kill a Mockingbird

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    Jada Bolden March 25‚ 2013 3a-English9 To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird is more than just killing a mockingbird. “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is a story about the struggle of one man’s effort to combat racism in the South during the Jim Crow Era. This book is also about Scout’s maturation. Scout is a tomboy who represents efforts to alter her behavior in order to make her more socially accepted. An archetype is an original pattern or model from which all things of the same

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    to a brothel‚ Sayuri goes to train as a geisha. As an adult‚ she is refined‚ educated‚ and beautiful. She becomes‚ in the context of her world‚ a sort of princess after overcoming her humble beginnings. Sayuri’s fairy tale is complete with a wicked stepmother (Granny)‚ a conniving nemesis (Hatsumomo)‚ a Prince Charming to rescue her at the end (the Chairman)‚ and a castle (the Waldorf Towers in New York

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