Fairy tales

Daisy Drama101 Kreilkamp 10/14/15 In the play, A Doll’s House, there were many uses of imagery and symbols. The symbols that I chose to write about are the use of the Christmas tree, Nora’s tarantella dance, Nora’s costumes, and the macaroons. Each symbol helps move along the story of Nora and Torvald’s relationship and how Nora is treated inside of her home. Her emotions change throughout the play and the symbols help show how she feels. The Christmas tree represents happiness and joy. It’s…

Wishes can come in two forms, it can come as a blessing or a curse to the person’s life. However, the form of the wish is all depended on what the wielder wishes for and how it intertwines with their fate. In the classic drama story, “The Monkey’s Paw,” written by Jennifer Dignam, the Whites and two other characters, used a magical item, dubbed the monkey’s paw, to grant their desires. The monkey’s paw is a magical item with a spell placed onto it to show that fate rules our lives and that those…

Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (2009) and Edward Lear’s The Owl and the Pussycat (1871) are works of literature that both use “nonsense” to convey a story. In what follows I will argue that nonsense is significant, especially in children’s literature, as it is a useful tool for education, and promotes individuality of thoughts. The use of nonsense in literature challenges rules and it allows for the brain to think outside of the restricted boundaries of teaching, which…

In the twentieth century, a riveting new genre of children's books emerged. These books, often referred to as “choose your own adventure” novels, provided the reader an array of decisions to make. While it was not always clear which path was the best to take, it was the audience’s personal duty to craft their own conclusion. Comparably, the theme of fate versus free will is addressed frequently in Kurt Vonnegut’s novel, Slaughterhouse Five. As the protagonist, Billy Pilgrim, proceeds through…

Anna Anderson: The Eerily Similar Imposter of Anastasia On a chilly fall day in 1997, people crowded the ticket booths in order to purchase their seat for the new animated film, Anastasia. The award-winning Warner Bros. film Anastasia was released November 21, 1997, featuring actress, Meg Ryan as the voice of the famous Grand Duchess Anastasia. The movie told the fascinating story of the Russian siege of 1918 and how a former friend of the Romanov family, Grigori Rasputin cursed the whole line…

Disclaimer: Anything is RED is not part of the manuscript. Cover Page: Title and Princess Summer Blowing a Bubble Dedication Page: I dedicate this book to Tony, Summer and Savannah- the adventures are just beginning. I love you. Always and Forever. Title Page: The Adventure of Princess Summer Written by Crystal McKnight Illustrated by Izzy Bean A Read-Aloud Storybook Edited by Johnetta Lofton & Unber Ahmad Page 1: Castle sitting on Bubble Gum Hill *Text belongs at the bottom…

# 35 Long Princess Curls Live your childhood dreams of being a long haired fairy princess with a mass of perfectly formed waves – the lengthier the hair, the better. These incredibly long locks were pressed into supple curls and left with a brilliant shine – a style every girl can fall in love with! # 36 Secret Color Curls At first glance, this appears to be just another example of how stunning a spiral perm can be but take a second to look deeper at the colors on those sleek S-shaped…

Polka dots are the pattern of dots. It may be of one colour or different colour ,One size or different size. Earlier it were equal in size and placed at equal distance but as the time and fashion trend change the size, pattern, and colour change accordind to design and forecast. In modern prints polka dots comes in randomely placed commonly seen on children's clothing, toys, and furniture, but they appear in a wide array of contexts. It really comes in formals and used mostly in bath suit…

Disney Princess films have long been the worldwide popular channel and play a significant role in the life of many children’s lives globally. By analysing the Disney princess films over time, the role of women over time can be determined starting from the classic Snow White until Frozen, a current Disney release. This literature brings together seven heroines from Disney princess films: Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Mulan, and Merida. Gerbner, Gross, Morgan and Signorielli (1994)…

A girl sat on the edge of her bed reading a book while the sun slowly set on the far horizon. Suddenly, she involuntarily let out a little squeal of delight and clutched the book to her chest, giggling all the while. If someone had seen her at that moment, they would have thought her strange—but her actions seem justifiable, for she had just found an allusion to one of her favorite books. Authors frequently use allusions to make appropriate comparisons; also, it acts as a delicious egg hunt for…