Grimm's Fairy Tales

death-like rest after taking a bite from a poisoned apple. My impression about this narrative was an innocent little girl who had her step-mother hating her because of her beauty and kind-heart. The Little Snow-White by the Grimms Brothers is a fairy tale that reveals the goodness and the beauty of a little princess who is loved by all, however,…

Since the début of the first Disney princess movie, Snow White, some sexologists have criticized the film for its theme of male dominance present throughout the scenes. Disney’s adaptations of the Brothers Grim stories of folktale such as Cinderella and Snow White, are the perfect depiction of patriarchal ascendency anticipated. The female heroines were being treated as if they were objects by the men protagonists. They were visually designed by men, both in the director perspective and the…

At some point in life, everybody has had dreams, hopes for the future, whether it be as a child, teenager, or adult. In the novel Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck and the short story “The Gift of the Magi” written by O’ Henry, hope is used as a theme and plot device driving the story forward. However different, in these stories the theme of hope/achieving goals can and is seen, George and Lennie's hope to have a better life vs. Della and Jim’s hope for a nice Christmas, how they go…

Who knew that bears could help people learn? The book, The Berenstain Bears’ Moving Day by San and Jan Berenstain, is one of the many children’s books that older kids do not want to read. However, The Berenstain Bears’ Moving Day, is one of the best books out there that would help young adults with their real life situations. The book not only teaches kids lessons in life, but teaches senior students as well. Being a senior and rereading a book that was originally told in first grade, could be…

Throughout the series of “Dorothy Must Die” by Danielle Paige readers have to really use their brains for certain situations such as figuring out which characters are good and which are evil. Although there are many good examples of this within the book, Ozma, Dorothy and Polychrom are 3 of the best examples of how deep the reader really has to look into the characters. A character the readers might be fooled by is the character and ruler of Oz, Ozma. In the first book, Dorothy Must Die, Ozma…

Dainty Fairy Tattoo’s: A Timeless And Classic Choice When we think of fairies we tend to think of childhood books and stories that included these small human-like beings rumored to reside in Fairyland or even at the bottom of the garden. Women are most likely to choose them as tattoo designs as they are generally portrayed as being female and having girlish traits such as long hair, dresses, and mischievous behavior, which make it easy for women to feel an inclination towards them. Fairies were…

Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful hallowed princess named Snow White. Her father had died when she was a young girl and her step mother raised her alone. One day when Snow White was outside playing with the animals while singing songs, a prince riding nearby heard her angelic voice coming from the palace and was shook. He couldn’t help but gasp when he saw how beautiful she was, and thought for a moment about joining her in song. He began to approach the palace walls. He then realized…

stories as well as on how the cultures play a role in them. One of my comparisons would probably include Disney’s version of Cinderella to the original French version of Cinderella. In addition, I may look into the censorship of some these fairy tales. Some of the tales in this book have been criticized due to some violent elements, inappropriate content, or the limited…

While comparing the stories, a difference between the two found was the description of the slippers given to Cinderella to attend the ball in. Another difference was the description of her fairy godmother or the being that provided her with her desires and needs to be able to attend the ball. The reader may also found two similarities within the essay and one of them being the stepsisters and stepmother being cruel and evil to Cinderella throughout…

This essay is about comparing the fairy tale of "Rapunzel" with the movie adaptation Tangled. The different clothing, the characters and the different settings are going to be compared. "Rapunzel" is a fairy tale from the XVII century, about a girl who has spent her entire life trapped in a tower since she was kidnapped by an old lady witch. Rapunzel is very famous for having her long blonde hair, and because she "let down her hair" to the prince to scape her tower. In the movie there were…