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Fairy Tales: Disney vs Grimm Brothers Everyone at some point has seen or heard of the Disney fairy tales such as the well-known Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and so on and so forth. However, what you might not know is where these stories originated from. A majority of Disney’s stories are an adaption of the Grimm’s Fairy Tales which aren’t nearly as heartwarming as Disney portrays them as. However, how do the two stories compare and contrast to one another? The major similarities and…

theme’s, and setting. One of the easiest ways to contrast short stories is by focusing in on the plot of the story and the characters. For example, in the two versions of “Sleeping Beauty” written by Giambattista Basile and Charles Perrault. While Giambattista Basile version is more of an adult version of “Sleeping Beauty”, Charles Perrault does write a more child friendly version of the story. Because Basile chose to be more graphic in his writing it can be easy to contrast the plot of the…

In this new version of the fairy tale, Sleeping Beauty, the focus is placed all on the three fairies that are supposed to be good and wholesome, and give Sleeping Beauty the typical gifts. However, in this tale, there is a fairy that goes awry, which changes the theme and basis of the story quite radically, but some of the conventions stay the same. In this tale, there is not necessarily a hard line between the good and the bad characters, the level of importance for each character changes, the…

Beauty and the Beast is a French folktale that has been translated by many to fit the culture in which it is being read. Beauty and the Beast is amongst the most popular told story in the western world. It has been rewritten over and over again mostly to adapt to the culture of the person whom is writing or speaking. In 1946, La Belle et la Bête was made into a French romantic/ fantasy film which included adaptations from the original fairytale. Then, in the 1990’s, Beauty and the Beast was…

For my semiotic analysis I will be comparing the websites of two childrens tv series’ websites, How To Train Your Dragon and My Little Pony. These are two of the most popular children shows for todays generation. I will be exploring the codes and design elements used, how they convey ideas and are aimed toward a certain demographic. The main elements of a website include the logo, navigation, colour, font and the graphic design or the information and the layout. These elements work together to…

The film Beasts of the Southern Wild is a fantasy drama film set in America, which involves two main characters, Wink and Hushpuppy. Hushpuppy is Wink’s daughter and they both overtake many obstacles together. Spirited away is an animation film whose main characters are a family of three: Chihiro and her parents. The family is moving to another Japanese town when they come across a hidden spirit world that seems like an abandoned theme park. The films Beast of the Southern Wild and Spirited Away…

Fairy tales have been shared around the campfire, in homes, in schools, and before bedtime for centuries. First told orally, these stories were passed down from generation to generation until they were eventually written down and collected for consumption by the public. Due to the passing of time and fallibility the stories have changed throughout the years and slightly differ from culture to culture, however, Stories such as Cinderella can be found in historical records from as far back as the…

Jenny Adame English 1301 - 9th period Mrs. J.Rios October 14, 2014 Riding a Roller coaster vs. Loving Someone What makes a roller coaster ride so appealing? What allures people to fall in love? Though both are memorable in distinctive ways, they hold more similarities than you may realize. Like the excitement each person has while taking these actions, riding a roller coaster and loving someone include many differences as well. Both riding a roller coaster and loving someone include the risk…

Fairy tales are written in a way that showcases the feelings and thoughts of the characters without the explanation or analysis from an outside perspective. This characteristic of fairy tales mystifies the emotions of the characters, but presents them in a more realistic way, even if the stories and situations themselves are fictional, because they are organic and straight from the mind or mouth of the characters. Readers can identify with fairy tale characters because of the way that authors…

Folk tale analyses I decided to do the snow queen for my paper, I chose this story because I love Disney's Frozen and this story is where the inspiration for frozen came from.The snow queen is a story about two little kids who are best friends kai and Gerta who do everything together. They live right next door to each other and the have a garden that connects to their bedroom so they can just go out the window and plant flowers in their garden. One night the children went to Gertas…