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right? In today’s society, when we hear “fairytale”, we think of a whimsical story that has a happy ending for the protagonist and the villain is defeated, but that’s not how they used to be. The original Little Mermaid is a story by Hans Christian Andersen (1836). Andersen’s version of the story was a literary fairy tale, and was not passed on verbally like many fairy tales were. Disney did take some aspects from Hans’ story and are similar in some ways (such as the mermaid trading her voice…

After reading several stories in Women Who Run with the Wolves by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés, I found two stories that resonated with me most: “The Ugly Duckling” and “Sealskin, Soulskin.” The former of the two stories is based on Hans Christian Anderson’s tale of the same name and tells of a homely little bird born to a family of ducks. The ugly duckling suffers much verbal and physical abuse from all of the other ducks. His mother defends him at first, but she eventually grows tired of his…

Fairy tales are no strangers to adaptations. It’s rare, today, to come across a fairy tale that hasn’t been adapted in one form or another –and even rarer to find a fairy tale not known for its Disney adaption. Disney is often thought of as the “machine” for modern day fairy tales, and millions each year get fairy tale fix through the companies’ seemingly endless line of movies. Is this a good thing, to have people know of fairy tales only because of the work Disney did with them? Many would…

Hans Christian Anderson’s short story “The Little Match Seller”, or “The Little Match Girl”, offers a look into the harsh realities of what life was like for children living in extreme poverty. The main character of the story undergoes a tremendous amount of grief throughout the story because of her low financial status and her inability to escape the harsh winter she is exposed to. Anderson’s use of setting, conflict, and figurative language develops the themes of suffering and loss by…

Introduction While it is noted that original fairytales tend to be darker and more frightening than recreated versions of the tales, there is a strikingly similar amount of violence and unhappiness within Hans Christian Anderson’s fairytale “The Little Mermaid” and Disney’s reimagining of the same story. At the same time, both fairytales and their reimagining’s are supposed to have a clear message, usually regarding some kind of moral value. Unlike the similar happenings of violence in the two…

How and why have children’s stories changed overtime? This is best seen through two different versions of The Little Mermaid, the Disney version and the original Hans Christian Andersen version. Each follows the journey of a little mermaid who dreams of being with a prince who lives on land. In the Hans Christian Andersen version of the story the little mermaid is not yet old enough to go to the surface. When she is, she sees a prince celebrating his birthday…

on six of the animals who come across the rock. Until Little Bush Deer, uses Anansi’s trick against him. Although the animals take their food back, and Anansi is left with no-hit he does not learn his lesson. 6. The Ugly Duckling, Hans Christian Andersen: The story is about a little duckling born in a barn. He is mistreated by his siblings and all the others. One day he decides to run away, and ends up being taken I by a woman, only to be driven away by her animals. The little duckling matures…

“Once upon a time” is an idiom most people associate with the beginning of a fairy tale. Fairy tales from around the world represent their culture’s values. Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author who lived from 1805 to 1875. His “The Little Mermaid” represents Danish culture. Western Europe, including Denmark, was facing an influence of liberalism in the mid-nineteenth century. Walt Disney was an extremely successful American entrepreneur and animator; in 1923, he founded one of the most…

Written in 1844, The Snow Queen or Snedronningen by Hans Christian Andersen is a unique and feminist tale about the journey to adulthood, however with deeper analysis through both a psychoanalytical and feminist perspective it is evident that the underlying themes of this fairy-tale reflect the views of a patriarchal society. The Snow Queen, is centred around a young boy, Kay, whose complex personality is represented by Gerda, his childhood friend, and The Snow Queen. Although this fairy-tale is…

“The Little Match Girl” written by Hans Christian Anderson is a short fairytale of hope in the darkest of times for a poor little girl. Written in December 1845, The Little Match Girl tells the tale of a young child, trying to sell matches on the cold night of December 31st to avoid being beaten by her father at home. To prolong her inevitable freezing to death by she lights matches to try to keep herself warm, to distract herself dreadful conditions and to try to keep warm. The matches she lit…