Fairy tales

Throughout the film Stardust there are many elements that could identify the film as a classic Hero’s Journey. While there are other elements present that may lead you to believe that the film is a Post-Modern Hero’s Journey. Well you're not wrong, the film could be identified as either, depending on what elements you are looking at. The elements that make this film a Hero’s Journey are that the story follows the normal Hero’s Journey model, and it also uses archetypes. By using elements such as…

Shrek is a comedy that is well known for breaking stereotypes. Scary ogres are not so scary. Princes are not always good people. The female lead, Princess Fiona, is no different. In the beginning of the film, she is waiting for a charming prince to save her from her tower and kiss her. It is easy to classify her as a damsel in distress, however as the movie progresses you learn more about her character. Fiona only acts delicate and in order to break a curse, though she could save herself. In…

Morgan’s narrative in her piece approaches death, something that traditional taxidermy avoids. This is so that the death of the taxidermied animal is not in the forefront of the viewer’s mind. Instead, traditional taxidermists, such as Akeley and Potter, approach life through lively content and visuals. Potter approaches human qualities of life through anthropomorphic kittens lined up for a wedding, an event that humans consider the “beginning of a new life.” His diorama “The Kitten Wedding,” is…

One of the earliest memory I have as a child was seeing Beauty and the Beast for the first time. That, for whatever reason, enchanted me. It was then I decided that I wanted to be an artist in some way, shape or form. I originally wanted to be a Disney animator because my affinity for drawing. I remember that I would recreate Glen Keane's animation in "The Little Mermaid" and I would, as hard as possible, to imitate his and many of the Disney artists' drawing styles. As I became a teenager, my…

Cinderella is an all time classic tale kept alive by tradition passed it down from generation to generation. Older versions of Cinderella come as a surprise to many since it does not always have a happy ending. Modern children's literature does not compare to older revisions as it leaves traces from other cultures, provide invaluable lessons, the writers were great storytellers, and the ability for children to dream. Older people have a beloved book that has touched them in some way whether…

Through the collection of fragments from “Great Expectations”, Matilda develops an overwhelming curiosity for white culture despite being taught a skewed perspective by her mother. Matilda’s identity is a social construct shaped by the interactions with the locals of Bougainville and the white world taught by Mr. Watts— a cultural hybridity (Nakatsuma, 2010). Although “Great Expectations” provides an escape from Matilda’s dreadful reality through the incorporation of fictional characters such as…

Gregory Maguire’s, Egg and Spoon, is a magical story told from the perspective of a monk. Elena Rudina is the youngest of three living in a poor village. Luka, the oldest is whisked away to serve in the army for the Tsar and Alexei serves a local merchant who left the poor village. At 13, Elena is left alone with her dying mother and a set of marystosha dolls. Mademoiselle Ekaterina Ivanovna de Robichaux or Cat is drawn by her Great-Aunt Sophia to St.Petersburg. There she is to meet the Tsar and…

Among the short stories that I have read, I chose “Thank you ma’m” by Langston Hughes. The author from this story have developed the protagonist Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones from negative to positive way. When I first read this story, I had a negative impression about Mrs. Jones because of her strong appearance and powerful actions. However, as the story goes on I got to know her real human nature. An example for Mrs. Jones symbolism will be a bear. The moment when a bear look angry and…

The novel 'Brave New World' was written by the English writer and philosopher Aldous Huxley and published in 1962. Chapter two deals with the tour from the D.H.C and his students. He teaches them about the importance of social conditioning. The D.H.C and his students are in a Infant Nurseries Neo-Pavlovian Conditioning Room. It is a bright and sunny room with one window. In the room are many nurses and some of them put flowers and books in a row across the floor. Then they bring eight-month-old…

Have you ever been treated like no one wants you? Well, Cinderella has a pretty good idea of what it's like. In her story she is being mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, Anastasia, and Drizella. In both the Disney's version and the Grimm's version she feels this way. As she tries her best to please them it seems that it's just not good enough, but with a little help her dreams can come true. While some similarities between Disney's Cinderella and Grimm's Cinderella are evident, the…