Brothers Grimm

The happily ever after story of Cinderella and her prince has taken a rather sardonic turn in this last passage. Sexton clearly conveys a disapproval of happily ever after endings in previous stanzas, but in the second line of this stanza, it becomes even more evident. With words such as “Cinderella and the prince lived, they say, happily ever after”, the reader gains an understanding of Sexton’s skepticism. Sexton then relates Cinderella and her prince to dolls in a display case. By doing this,…

The film “Hoodwinked” and the tale “Little Red Ridding Hood” present cautionary tale about the dangers of making quick assumptions. Both, the film and the tale, have characters that are making judgment without proof. However, they also have many differences. First, they serve a different audience and purpose. “Little Red Riding Hood” by Charles Perrault published in 1697 is a cautionary tale about the dangers of the unknown. The main character is a young country girl who is presented with…

The Wizard of Oz, has become a classic. Baum's story continues to affect children and adults today. Most people view the story as a simple fantasy, and some think the story symbolizes real life issues. Baum's tone gives you a good visual, it is light-hearted and whimsical as well as enchanting. When Dorothy first arrived Oz was a vibrant technicolor land, compared to the black and white Kansas prairie. Each land is symbolized by a color. Color tends to make people associate with certain feelings…

In Primary school, when my class read Cinderella together, for the subsequent lunchtimes my friends and I would act out the story and tell others how we imaged our own romantic adventures to play out. Each adding in specifics to make ours unique, we liked to thing we were special in our so diverse stories, but really, our fantasies were all the same. All had the captivating Byronic hero, the obstacle, the proposal, the ball, and of course the happily ever after. These are the conventions of…

The lesson Little Red Riding Hood learned was to never trust a wolf because they are sly and clever. She let herself get tricked once and that resulted in getting herself and her grandma eaten by the cunning wolf. When the second time the wolf tried to trick her, she knew the tricks because of her previous experience and therefore did not let herself go astray. The first time Little Red Riding Hood was going to visit her grandmother she lets herself get tricked by the sly wolf. The wolf turns…

In the Grimm, this is especially a main component because it is what causes the stepmother to decide to kill Snow White because whenever she asked her magic mirror the question, he states that it is Snow White that will become the fairest of them all. The first…

Fairy tales, are they good for kids? There is a lot of controversy on this question. Some parents say yes and others say no. Two sides, each with very different views and opinions on the subject. Today I will sharing both sides, it’s up to you to decide whether or not your pro fairy tales or if you’re against them. Fairy tales teach us right from wrong. When a character’s actions get them in trouble, it makes us think what they could have done to avoid that situation. They also teach us…

“The Celery Stalks at Midnight” This adventure tells about three animals and Bunnicula, the infamous vampire bunny. Included is the family the animals live with whom they are trying to protect. With the vanishing of Bunnicula, the search begins, they want to find him before he runs out of vegetables and turns his fangs on the family. The adventure leads them to the dump and a truck ride where they find white veggies indicating Bunnicula has attacked and stab them with toothpicks, however when…

Even though Peter Pan was based off the Llewelyn Davies boys, Peter may have been based off of Barrie himself. When Barrie was six, one of his brothers died at the age of thirteen causing his mom to fall ill with grief. Barrie in turn took the place of his older brother because, “The entire family was demoralized, and the mother took to her bed”(Barrie,Lurie 1913). Once he became an adult, Barrie still looked like a child. He was just over five feet tall…

The Goblin Bride Mikan Yukihira woke up suddenly, she questioned her surroundings with heavy confusion. She doesn't remember much of anything, but for some reason her mind was set on looking for a yellow brick road to lead her out of a never-ending maze, and getting away from creepy-looking creatures. She looked around and saw her stuffed animals lining the shelves, with framed paintings of carousel horses hanging on the pastel-pink walls. She sighed in relief, taking in that everything was…