Charles Perrault

Tomm Moore brings yet another beautifully depicted animation of his background story to life in his film Song of the Sea, which tells a story of Ben, a young boy, and his sister Saoirse about their adventure on the Emerald isle in Ireland. The story entrances the audience with it’s visual effects that were hand drawn, and captivating details about different types of Irish legends and creatures which make this film a very moralistic and gratifying experience. Oscar nominated, Award winning…

Perrault version of Cinderella Vs the Grimm brothers’ version of Cinderella. “Fairy tale” is the term also used to describe something containing unusual happiness, like “fairy tale ending” a happing ending, or “fairy tale romance”, though not all fairy tales have a happy ending. According to Arthur Schlesinger, classical tales “tell children what they unconsciously know-that human nature is not innately good, that conflict is real, that life is harsh before it is, happy-and thereby reassure…

One of the more interesting films of this time period was, Ivan the Terrible, directed by Sergei Eisenstein. The film was actually commissioned by the Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, who admired and idolized Ivan. This two-part historical epic, however, went against Party lines when it portrayed Ivan in a negative light. This resulted in the banning of the film on the order of Stalin which terminated the proposition of a third-part to the series. Oddly enough the first Part of the series, Ivan…

All young girls dream of being royalty. Kindergarten fantasies consist of glitter, tiaras, and undoubtedly a handsome prince. “Cinderella and Princess Culture” written by Peggy Orenstein and “The Princess Paradox” written by James Poniewozik are two articles that compare fairytale life to the real world, analyzing the purpose of princesses in today’s society. While both authors use feministic points of view to convey how being exposed to princesses impacts a child’s future, Peggy Orenstein…

In this essay I will be explaining the many parallels between Cinder and the original story of Cinderella. There is a lot of different parallels that I was able to think of and I'm sure they're many more that I did not think of. The glass slipper Cinderella leaves at the ball parallels with the cyborg foot Cinder loses when she attempts to escape the ball. On page 365, “On the fifth step, she heard the bolts snap. The wires tore loose, like tendons stretched to the max. She felt the loss of…

The musical Into the Woods, by Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and James Lapine (book) is a compilation of fairytales with a unique twist of life’s hard lessons after getting what you “wished” for. The play’s main story line is composed of well-known fairytales such as: Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Jack and the bean stock. These fairytales are all intertwined in order to help the protagonist (the baker) collect all the ingredients the witch has asked for in order for…

Story-2 How the Tooth Fairy Got Her Job Long time ago in the fairy world there were six magical fairies. But the fairies living in the fairy land did not know what their jobs were, as they were talented in their own ways. So unanimously they decided to have a contest to decide the jobs accordingly. The six fairies were- Blue, Brown, Grey, Green, Gold, Silver, and White. The first competition was for the Water Kingdom. The fairy that could dive to the deepest part of the ocean and come back with…

The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids By the Grimm Brothers There was once upon a time an old goat who had seven little kids, and loved them with all the love of a mother for her children. One day she wanted to go into the forest and fetch some food. So she called all seven to her and said, "Dear children, I have to go into the forest, be on your guard against the wolf, if he comes in, he will devour you all - skin, hair, and everything. The wretch often disguises himself, but you will know him…

Who Should be Santa Claus Did you know that women are playing the role of Santa In the Macy's department store in the N Y city? Women are fighting to get a job at Macy's and the only position open is Saint Nick for this holiday season. This season Macy's does not have a lot of men applying for the job for Saint Nick.5 women applied for the job for Santa but the kids are crying because it is a woman and the moms are saying that they will never come back.My opinion on all of this is that Santa…

Compare and Contrast Essay Have you ever wondered where the Cinderella movies or books got their plot? Well, it came from Grimm’s Cinderella. The story talks about a girl that is forced into servitude and tries to find love in the world. With the helps with magics, it brings her to the palace where she finds her true love. Soon after they marry. Over time, the story changes, but the plot stays true. Despite bearing some superficial similarities, the difference is between Disney’s Cinderella…