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8 Cards in this Set
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Rags to riches |
Although a character has worked hard to probe his or her worth. He/she undergoes a seemingly overnight change in status from property to wealth. |
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Bargaining |
Typically bargains are made in times of desperation. The person who makes a bargain usually pays much more than the bargained for item or work is worth |
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Mysterious husband |
As both of these come out of the French tradition and were originally told by French aristocratic women. They reflect the fears that women felt going into arranged marriages that the man chosen for a woman might truly be a monster or the relied when he proves himself worthy |
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Forest |
Place of danger - they were the places that the outcast of the forests lived. Also places of transformation. No one who came out of the forest is the same as when they entered |
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Quest |
Journeys that prove the characters worth; also help to transform the successful hero into his/her bestself |
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Magic or enchantment |
The symbolism of magic or enchantments is a link back to the mythologies that fairytales grow out of; it is a link to the super natural- magic can be used either to help or to hinder a main character |
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Helpers (magical or otherwise) |
Come along and provide goods and services * add |
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Tasks/ trials |
Challenges the main character experiences to gain skills or prove worth in order to exceed against later challenges |
