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very similar to Greek myths. Greek mythology also impacts literature, art, science, film, and sports. Additionally, Greek mythology is inspiration for modern day fairytales. The story of Psyche and Cupid is similar to that of Cinderella, by the Brothers Grimm. Psyche is the youngest and most beautiful daughter of a great King. Prince Charming is rich, handsome, and of high status, which makes him similar to Cupid, the god of love and Psyche’s husband. Psyche and Cinderella alike deal with the…

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, dubbed the brothers Grimm, are credited as the authors of popular fairy tales loved by children and shared by adults today. Both were born in Hanau, Germany, in the years of 1785 and 1786. With the death of their father, followed by a drop in family income, their mother pushed them to study law and philology at the University of Marburg. There, the brothers adopted an interest in medieval German literature and pursued a new career, in addition to their studies. When…

Prompt #1 - “Cinderella” Charles Perrault (1696) and the Brothers Grimm (1857) Anyone that has read versions of Cinderella, may have a different perception of the story, it was not the norm for a middle class young lady to marry upper class not even in today’s age. However, we can begin with analyzing the story and each character as they come into the picture. In order to understand the psyche of the character, we must first understand the epoch the story was written and how society expected…

that most important role model could have many negative effects. Cinderella loses her mother at a very young age and at the same time while going through that pain, her father marries another woman who behaves very rudely with Cinderella. The Grimm brothers describe how Cinderella’s life changes while living with a mean stepmother as, “[stepmother] took her beautiful clothes away from her, dressed her in an old gray smock, and gave her wooden shoes...[stepmother] said, ‘Why should that stupid…

The brothers spent much of their time together which made it easy for them to work together. Both brothers studied literature and language as they grew up. Sparked by the romanticism time period, the Grimm brothers became interested in writing stories, specifically fairy tales. The Grimm brother’s vicious gritty stories “never even set out to entertain kids”…

True Grit was originally created in 1969 by Hal B. Wallis and starred the world famous, John Wayne. Many years later is was remade by the Coen Brothers in 2010. The remake featured a very popular actor, Jeff Bridges. The roles played in the remake act, walk, and talk a lot like the original. For the most part, they even look alike! The Coen Brothers stuck to all of the original roles and didn’t add a single one. The way the directors of both movies go about the violence and humor in both are…

There are over 900 Cinderella stories! Some old and some new. Some of the stories are from 1900s. The first Cinderella story was written on February 15th 1697 by Charles Perrault. The idea of Cinderella was from a Chinese document signed by the Grimm brothers. All three of the Cinderella stories have some type of magic, the German version has magic birds, the Chinese version has magic fish bones, and the native-American has an invisible prince. In all three of the Cinderella stories the…

subtly used by composers to highlight the values of society in a certain era. Women's role in society and the villainesses holding curse are all explored by different composers in order to inform audiences of the good and bad of society’s values. The Brother Grimm's classic novella Snow White (SWGB), was written in 1800s Germany, the fairy tale focusing heavily on being virtuous and pure. Matt Phelan's graphic Snow White (SWMP) (2016) is set in a 1920s, New Yorker context, to correspond with…

In 1896, Otto Lilienthal of German origin was the Glider King after attempting over 2000 flights but sadly died after fracturing his neck from 50 feet downfall. At that same period in America, the Wright brother (Otto and Wilbur), successful business owner noticeably with their understanding of bicycles, began to look into Lilienthal work. On December 17th, 1903, they showed the world the very first motorized airplane with a 12s flight. Over the years, the mechanics of airplanes improved as well…

loss of his mom. As the story progresses, he comes to realize that she plays a much bigger part in his life and lets her become closer to him. Ben creates a bond with Saoirse that comes with maturity and understanding. He eventually becomes the big brother that his mother knew he would be. The literal scene where he starts to understand and come full circle is when he retrieves the coat for Saoirse which in turn saves her, and in a way saves Ben. The gensure symbolizes courage and bravery which…