At this point in the story‚ Bernice decides to take a bold decision of cutting her hair short‚ but then realizes that she made a mistake and she need to stay true to herself. She makes this choice to differentiate herself from other girls. “It’s such a sure and easy way of attracting attention." “ With the feeling that people really enjoyed looking at her and listening to her came the foundation of self-confidence.” Bernice is desperate to have attention she needs people to acknowledge her. Days
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The story of Little Red Riding Hood and the underlying meaning may be surprising to readers because none would expect for the original story to have sexual and even biblical analogies. The Grimm brothers’ version of this fairytale uses symbolism to uncover the true meaning behind the girl and her red cap. In the beginning‚ a “sweet little girl” is given a red hood by her grandmother. The hood‚ covering her head‚ symbolizes her youth. However the bold red color implies that this young girl is soon
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Sookan changes in many ways throughout the book Year of Impossible Goodbyes when faced with the following situations: when she pretended to be like the Russians‚ when she took off her shoes in the field‚ and when she gave her little sister the rest of the bread. Sookan has the ability to be very cunning and trick people into thinking that they are for their side. For example‚ when they were planning to escape‚ she pretended to be happy and go to all the Russian meetings. "We all have to look
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In the short story “The Lady or The Tiger” written by Frank Stockton‚ the author didn’t say which door had which inside all we know is that it was the door on the right. Frank Stockton gave evidence of the personalities of the people in which would allow us to decide what was in the door on the right. The princess chose the door with the lion because she is cruel‚ full of hatred and jealousy. The princess’ personality involves cruelty. “The semi-barbaric king had a daughter as blooming as his
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The Nutcracker is a story of a young girl that is whisked away to the Land of Toys to help her animated nutcracker defeat the Mouse King. “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by E.T.A. Hoffmann‚ the altered version by Alexandre Dumas and the ballet by Tchaikovsky tell the same story; however‚ there are significant differences between the three and the audiences they connect with. Hoffmann’s Nutcracker is an extraordinarily innovative and unusual piece of writing that was originally for adults
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The play‚ “Beauty”‚ explains the story about two foolish girls‚ fighting over a magical wish to receive a feature that each other has. Although it is heart wrenching that each of these girls are begging to change their features‚ it shows us the play’s underlying message; We will always have problems that will affect us. The author of the story‚ Jane Martin‚ shows us this simple message along with a comical aspect. “Beauty”‚ narrates the story of two friends who are secretly jealous of one another
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The Mirabal sisters undergo tremendous transformations throughout their lives. When Trujillo’s dictatorship begins affecting their families‚ they become upstanding women. As a result of their outspokenness‚ the sisters earn the nickname Mariposas‚ meaning “Butterflies”. Butterflies do not begin their lives as the colorful and graceful creatures many people initially think of. They begin as caterpillars. At a specific time in their lives‚ caterpillars undergo a change known as metamorphosis and become
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St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves is a magical realism story about a group of girls‚ whose parents are wolves‚ being rehabilitated to live like human girls. They are taken to a Catholic school and are taught how to speak and act by nuns. It is about the action in the story but it can be interpreted to be about outcasts. One of the girls‚ Mirabella‚ is left out of things and doesn’t fit in‚ eventually she gets abandoned. This story shows us how an outcast might feel. Karen Russell’s style
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In Disney’s Alice in Wonderland‚ Alice starts off as a “bad girl‚” but eventually becomes a “good girl” via her actions. Thus‚ the narrative arc of the story is that she will conform to traditional gender roles; Disney states that a woman will only be able to thrive in society if she conforms to her prescribed gender roles. A “bad girl” is characterized as being violent‚ aggressive‚ worldly‚ and often monstrous; whereas‚ traditional gender roles favor a “good girl” who is identified as gentle‚ submissive
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The definition of fairytale is a story created for children‚ which have fairies‚ goblins‚ and wizards. The three fairytales I have chosen are Hansel and Gretel‚ Little Red Riding Hood‚ and a Goldilocks and the Three Bears. All three of these fairytales have a stereotype‚ they show symbolism‚ and have a protagonist. I will speak about each of the three literary terms. Stereotype is when all people or things of the same nature are automatically thought to be the same. As I read Hansel and Gretel‚
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