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    every day‚ it is the responsibility of the reader to preserve the value of old tales and writings from the roots of our established society. Although the details of trends and genres become blurred in a whirlwind of new ideas (or lack thereof)‚ the worth of a classical fairy tale cannot be contested by any other form of literature; especially when concerning the youth of our society. In the Grimm Brothers fairy tale known as “The Four Skillful Brothers”‚ value is found beneath the words of every

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    point from fairy tale‚ but also adults are able to realize the complex relationship between people and the human’s heart. “The Frog Prince” is a fairy tale‚ which best known through the Brothers Grimms’ written version and is the first story in their collection. It shows a spoiled princess reluctantly be friends a frog‚ who magically transform into a handsome prince. “The Pig King” was written by Giovanni Francesco Straparola in his The Facetious Nights of Straparola. These two fairy tales are a little

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    Fairest Of Them All: The Evolution of Snow White The modern world may initially view the story of Snow White as a simple fairy tale. Woven by the demigods of Disney as a mystical and fully-colored narrative fraught with slightly zaftig princesses dressed in bawdy threads‚ sentient mirrors‚ aptly-named dwarves‚ evil—yet oddly alluring—stepmothers‚ poison-laced fruit‚ pristine glass coffins and the singular‚ ultimate and redeeming kiss from your own personal Prince Charming. Reflecting the female

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    of Sleeping Beauty are the Charles Perrault in 1697‚ which was adapted from the original fairy tale Sun‚ Moon‚ and Talia by Giambattistas Basile in 1634. Perraults version was a tale of rape‚ adultery and cannibalism. The Brothers Grimm interpretation‚ from 1812 that made the story more tame and the Walt Disney version from 1959 that was drawn mainly from the St. Petersburg Ballet version of 1890 and the Grimm Brothers version‚ obviously this version was cleaned up a lot from the predecessors in order

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    2/11/13 Rapunzel‚ Rapunzel Stay in the Tower In the Brothers’ Grimm fairytale‚ Rapunzel‚ the witch is seen as a horrible‚ evil character who takes Rapunzel away and locks her in the tower. However‚ the witch was actually good and she was protecting Rapunzel the best way she knew how to. First of all‚ Rapunzel should’ve stayed in the tower because the tower was protecting her‚ the witch was kind to her‚ and she was naïve. If she stayed in the tower‚ Rapunzel wouldn’t have ended up stranded in the

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    Fairy tales are universal stories and were often told to send messages‚ especially to children. The purpose of these stories is to instil moral values into children in an entertaining way. The stories “Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault” and “Little Red Cap” by the Brothers Grimm tell the same fairy tale to convey similar messages of young girls listening to their elders and not trusting all strangers. This is done through fairly tale conventions like plot structure‚ icons‚ themes of innocence

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    growing up as a young girl to an adult‚ fairy tales have always been incredible. Fairy tales are astonishing‚ enjoyable and always brought forth-interesting concepts of love‚ hatred‚ jealousy and bravery. The key element of each fairytale was always a happy ending that caught the audience’s attention. The Grimm Brothers version of Cinderella was indeed‚ remarkable to read and watch. When fairytales were first introduced‚ the public appreciated the fairy tales for their happy endings and was enjoyed

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    Cinderella marries the prince‚ and as such escapes her miserable life. According to this tale‚ marriage is the ultimate goal in life especially for the woman. In Cinderella‚ all the maidens in town go to the ball just to marry the prince. Even Cinderella desires to go because she sees marriage to the prince as the solution to her problem. “The ideological and psychological pattern and message of either Perrault’s or the Grimms’ Cinderella do nothing more than reinforce sexist values and a Puritan ethos that

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    Throughout history‚ fairy tales have captivated the hearts and minds of fans and critics alike. While fans applaud the underlying morals of fairy tales‚ critics point out the negative effects these tales have in the socialization of children. Modern adaptations of fairy tales‚ as well as original versions‚ all place negative gender expectations on women. Providing cultural and socio-historical information‚ fairy tales have helped to perpetuate stereotypical thoughts on the "ideal virtues" of women

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    Ashlan Farrell Symbolism Essay If My Life is Set Out To Be a Fairy Tale‚ Where’s The Happy Ending? The three symbols that help set the thoughts and help explain the main character are basketball‚ art‚ and an air mattress. Basketball is how Lucy the main character bonds with her dad. Art helps Lucy connect and remember her mom because her mom passed when she was young. The air mattress is a symbol of her not having any furniture in her bedroom. Lucy moves in and is living there for months and still

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