The fox and the hound is a 1981 American animated adventure drama film based on a 1967 novel written by American novelist Daniel P. Mannix. The novel unfolds the details of the life of Tod, a red fox that was raised by a human at the early year of its life and Copper, a bloodhound hunting dog. The novel won Dutton Animal Book Award in 1967 which made Walt Disney Production to buy over the film rights for the novel. After modifying from the original source to make it into a more family story, Disney’s The Fox and the Hound was released in theaters and became a box office success which then was also made into publications of storybooks.
In tradition, Disney’s story usually begins with bright cheerful morning with cheery birdsongs but in the …show more content…
The ideology that Disney is conveying for this part is that nobody was born racist, we make friends with everyone when we’re younger disregarding skin colour, race nor religion. “One of those relatively rare Disney animated features that contains a useful lesson for its younger audiences”, says the Chicago Times (1981). At that given time, The Fox and the Hound made an incredible pertinent point, particularly given that in 1981, the Civil Rights Movement was beginning to make a real practical impact that prohibits discrimination via individual’s race, colour, sex or religion (Singer, …show more content…
This indicates that we often make rash and unwise decisions when we’re upset and angry.
When Tod grew older, the widow realized that she could not take care of him anymore therefore she left Tod into the woods for his own safety. This weeping scene teaches us the basic of human lives that no one can take care of us forever. Sometimes we are left alone for a purpose, we need to learn losing loved ones is sometimes necessary for our maturation and independence.
While wandering in the wilderness, Tod met a female fox named Vixey which he then tries to impress her and win over her heart. Gender roles are displayed when Tod wants to show his alpha male dominance masculinity towards the opposite sex. These are one of the traits similar in all species as females often chooses partners based on their survival skills due to sexual selection theory.
Everything gets genuinely tensed when a wild bear attacked Copper and his master. When Copper yelp after being injured by the grizzly, Tod rushed to rescue Copper. The presence of genuine friendship triumphs everything else. Reminding us that when push comes to shove, our basic instinct to want to help others overcomes our social conditioning (Bruk,
In tradition, Disney’s story usually begins with bright cheerful morning with cheery birdsongs but in the …show more content…
The ideology that Disney is conveying for this part is that nobody was born racist, we make friends with everyone when we’re younger disregarding skin colour, race nor religion. “One of those relatively rare Disney animated features that contains a useful lesson for its younger audiences”, says the Chicago Times (1981). At that given time, The Fox and the Hound made an incredible pertinent point, particularly given that in 1981, the Civil Rights Movement was beginning to make a real practical impact that prohibits discrimination via individual’s race, colour, sex or religion (Singer, …show more content…
This indicates that we often make rash and unwise decisions when we’re upset and angry.
When Tod grew older, the widow realized that she could not take care of him anymore therefore she left Tod into the woods for his own safety. This weeping scene teaches us the basic of human lives that no one can take care of us forever. Sometimes we are left alone for a purpose, we need to learn losing loved ones is sometimes necessary for our maturation and independence.
While wandering in the wilderness, Tod met a female fox named Vixey which he then tries to impress her and win over her heart. Gender roles are displayed when Tod wants to show his alpha male dominance masculinity towards the opposite sex. These are one of the traits similar in all species as females often chooses partners based on their survival skills due to sexual selection theory.
Everything gets genuinely tensed when a wild bear attacked Copper and his master. When Copper yelp after being injured by the grizzly, Tod rushed to rescue Copper. The presence of genuine friendship triumphs everything else. Reminding us that when push comes to shove, our basic instinct to want to help others overcomes our social conditioning (Bruk,