Little Red Corvette

Charles Perrault, as I perceive his version of the tale of Red Riding Hood, among other variations of this tale that most of us have heard, is probably one of the first tales introducing a new literary genre. He derives his moral intentions laid out in his story from the pre-existing folk tales taught in a translation to frighteningly prepare readers for the events that commonly were suspected to be taking place. The way it was told by Perrault seems to be less of a gruesome tale, though it was…

The book Linger is the second book in the trilogy, ‘The Wolves of Mercy Falls’, written by Maggie Stiefvater. Every chapter is told from the perspective of different main characters so you get a good understanding of all the characters feelings. The story continues on and connects to the first book Shiver which is a love story about a girl and a boy/ wolf who fall in love. The main character is Grace Brisbane who, in the first book, gets bitten by a wolf when she was a child, but was locked…

Two-Man Luge, without a question, is a fairy tale! Claire Battershill’s “Two-Man Luge” displays strong evidence towards the famously known fairy tale, Cinderella. Two-Man Luge possesses a similar structure and several factors that give readers’ thoughts just as fairy tales would, like the famous “happily ever after”. Throughout the centuries Fairy Tales have provided a specific design for authors to follow and for audiences to react. “Two-Man Luge” is an unintentional Fairy Tale that does just…

and Fiona would board. This is obviously a parody of Cinderella where the fairy turns a pumpkin into a carriage. As stated before, the movie makes fun of fairytale characters. The Three Blind Mice are actually blind and the big bad wolf from the Little Red Riding Hood isn’t portrayed as big and bad. Instead, the wolf wears a bathing cap, a nightgown, and even sings at the end of the movie. Pinocchio is also found in the film, lying as his nose gets bigger trying the convince people he’s a…

concerns of lax laws on gun control in America to prevent gun violence especially in educational spaces. As shown above, all three images in this PSA series represent the same theme. I have analysed of only the first one called “‘Choose One’ - Little Red Riding Hood or An Assault Weapon”. I have started my analysis with…

The symbolism of trees in Breton lays Most Breton lays relate old tales or are inspired by traditional tales. They usually follow the same structure. First, tragedy happens to the hero, then s/he goes on adventures and eventually “fixes” the envent of the beginning which leads to a happy end. In this essay, I am going to focus on the analysis of four Breton lays: Lay le Freine, Sir Degare, Sir Launfal and Sir Orfeo. Two of them – Lay le Freine and Sir Launfal – are based on Anglo-Norman 'lais'…

Vergil continues to describe the image “the mother wolf stretched out in the green grotto of Mars, twin boys at her dugs.” (8.617-619) Here, he alludes to the legendary, oft-admired founder of Rome, Romulus, and his brother Remus, who were, as the quote describes, allegedly abandoned and cared for by a wolf. Although he does not specifically use their names, it is important to note that the phrase “twin boys” would most likely immediately evoke this specific myth in the minds of his audience -…

well-read genres of literature, that has influenced generations for centuries. Originally oral tales, many world-renowned fairy tales have been recorded as literary texts or produced as a film. With fairy tales being shared in this way, it is too little surprise that fairy tales have become a large part of Western culture. German poet Friedrich Schiller claims that fairy tales still exist and remain extremely popular in almost every culture because there is a “deeper meaning in fairy tales…

Two years later, she wrote The Bloody Chamber (1979), which contained re-writings of “The Blue Beard,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Erl King,” “Puss in Boots,” “Snow Child,” “Sleeping Beauty” and “Red Riding Hood.” Critics such as Patricia Duncker in “Re-Imagining the Fairy Tales: Angela Carter’s Bloody Chambers” (1984), Robert Clark in “Angela Carter’s Desire Machine” (1987) and Avis Lewallen in “Wayward Girls but Wicked Women?”(1988) criticized…

The Wizard of Oz is a story of a girl named Dorothy and her pet dog named Toto. The two become lost when a cyclone carries them away, from their home in Kansas, to the beautiful, enchanted, magical land of Oz. Dorothy and Toto need help in getting back home. Along the way, and in so doing, they make enemies with the Wicked Witch of the West. And they make friends with the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion. The friendship helps the five to survive many adventures, and to make each…