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    Bruno Bettelheim‚ author of The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales‚ explains that children’s minds work differently than an adults mind. He argues that children are searching for moral guidelines in order to have a foundation to cope with life’s inevitable problems. He believes that fairy tales‚ rather other texts‚ supplies children with that foundation. He also believes that adults should read The Grimm’s version of stories to their young children as a way teaching them

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    Fairy Tale Comparative Critique Stith Thompson‚ an early-to-mid 1900’s author of “Universality of the Folktale” and modern day writer Maria Tatar‚ author of “An Introduction to Fairy Tales‚” discuss why they think fairy tales have remained popular through the ages. Thompson and Tatar both claim the enduring popularity of the fairy tale is a direct result of oral recitation. However‚ it is the skilled delivery method that keeps the fairy tales popular not just the spoken word. Both Thompson and

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    considered a fairy tale has yet to be solved. Animal Farm should be considered a fairy tale for the various reasons. There is typically a hero or heroine that is prominent in the book‚ stated by Tanglin Trust School Library(Six Steps to Fairy Tales). A fairy tale also has a villain that tries to trick the hero. Propp’s Functions of Folk Tales states‚ the plot of a fairy tale contains a death ‚ interdiction‚ violation‚ trickery‚ and villany. According to National Theater: An Introduction To Fairy Tales‚ the

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    that fairy tales are not real stories‚ they are just made up stories that usually involve a happy ending. But these tales engraved in our consciousness make us feel like these things are real. Rachel Kieran talks about how fairy tales fail to tell us how relationships work or what happens after they live happily ever after? Why do we expect our relationships to be happy endings? Fairy tales fool many people into believing that their relationships are going to have happy endings like most fairy tales

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    Lene and Hans‚ who battles at the war’s front‚ and the decline of the marriage during the post-war period. Symbolically the fairy tale‚ called the "mad monstrosity in the middle of the film‚" by Sanders Brahms (Kaes‚ 149)‚ offers a diagetic forum for with which to deal with the crimes of Nazi Germany‚ as well a internally fictional parallel of Lene’s marriage. The fairy tale begins with a miller betrothing his daughter to the first suitable man who comes along. The man chosen happens to live deep

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    Grimms’ fairy tales in 1812 as a morbid tale of the beauty and vanity that fit with the culture of the time. However‚ modern adaptations have evolved to reflect the state of the audience. Disney’s more recent adaptation in 1937 was meant for a much softer generation of children than those raised in the 19th century‚ while Universal Pictures adaptation moves back to dark origins to appease an adult audience that has grown from its predecessor. When the Grimms’ Brothers published their tale of Snow

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    Experts say fairy tales not so happy ever after 8/27/12 9:14 PM Purdue News November 11‚ 2003 AUDIO Liz Grauerholz‚ sociology professor‚ talks about her Brothers Grimm fairy tale study that analyzed gender messages (42 seconds) Grauerholz discusses what parents should be aware of when their children read fairy tales. (43 seconds) Experts say fairy tales not so happy ever after WEST LAFAYETTE‚ Ind. – Fairy tales about pretty princesses winning Prince Charming are more harmful than parents

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    Maria Tatar’s new point of view on the famous old tales is that fairy tales served as a window into the world of grown-ups‚ providing a safe perch from which to explore children anxieties. In order to teach children to be good‚ but first we have to show them what’s bad. By adding some of the lurid staff‚ such as brutally violent‚ wicked stepmother‚ and wife-killing baron into the fairy tales to show the negative side. With parents appropriate explanations and their own cultural translations will

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    Fairy tales have been apart of existence since the early 1700’s. There are multiple writers that are famous in the fairy tale community. For example: Charles Perrault‚ and the Grimm brothers. These writers have influenced on how fairy tales have changed in time. Originally fairy tales were dark and not for children‚ but overtime have become more for children. I remember when I was growing up‚ my mother would read me fairy tales. They are a common story that is read to children because it makes them

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    portrayal in the media‚ more specifically in Disney fairy tales. Fairy tales today are instrumental to children’s childhood development‚ however the lack of diversity and the inaccurate representation of minority groups in these tales allow for mass media companies like Disney to perpetuate white supremacy‚ racial stereotype‚ and cause internalized racism.

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