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Prompt #1 - “Cinderella” Charles Perrault (1696) and the Brothers Grimm (1857) Anyone that has read versions of Cinderella, may have a different perception of the story, it was not the norm for a middle class young lady to marry upper class not even in today’s age. However, we can begin with analyzing the story and each character as they come into the picture. In order to understand the psyche of the character, we must first understand the epoch the story was written and how society expected…

My Uncle John, my father’s older brother, and my Aunt Thellen have been married together for 35 coming up on 36 years. However, they were not always together and they didn’t always know one another. When my Uncle first met his wife it was their freshman year of college. They were on a retreat in a state park, it was just a small group over a weekend. They knew who they were but other than first impressions they were strangers. His first impression of her was that she was a very pretty and smart…

Many are not originally intended for children. Too many folktales provide a context in which taboo subjects can be discussed; taboo relating to rape exists, known as “Rape Culture.” In chapter five of The Golden Age of Folk & Fairy Tales from the Brothers of Grimm to Andrew Lang edited by Jack Zipes, the title alone, “Dangerous Wolves and Naive Girls” radiates taboo. Various versions of the popular tale of “Little Red Riding Hood” began as oral folktales shared by women and men throughout…

records he used to listen to. Ed explained that New Hampshire used to be very rural, much more than it is nowadays, and he explained that he and his family were big into Country Western music. He mentioned how during his early teenage years in the 1950’s how he used to listen to Hank Williams Sr, Goldie Hill, Ernest Tubb, The Wilburn Brothers and…

inspired by old fables, and stories which are influenced by the events of the time. The original fairy tales are gruesome and horrific most of the time not including fairies, and not having the target audience be children. Nowadays fairy tales are a big part in a child 's upbringing. Every little girl knows Cinderella, Belle, Aurora and more, and their story. Almost all modern fairy tales are inspired by old folktales from around the world. The horrid parts of the tales are left out and replaced…

True Grit was originally created in 1969 by Hal B. Wallis and starred the world famous, John Wayne. Many years later is was remade by the Coen Brothers in 2010. The remake featured a very popular actor, Jeff Bridges. The roles played in the remake act, walk, and talk a lot like the original. For the most part, they even look alike! The Coen Brothers stuck to all of the original roles and didn’t add a single one. The way the directors of both movies go about the violence and humor in both are…

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…

untitled It 's 2 a.m. on my first Friday morning as a college student. My temples begin to ache, as my eyelids gradually gain weight – a long night has turned into an early morning. A biology lab lurks just past the rising sun. Do I continue to finish my beat or do I use the remaining hours to rest before an overloaded morning? As I try to answer that question, a larger, looming one presents itself: Do I follow my dream of becoming a major music producer or do I take a safer route,…

When I think of magic, the first things that pops up in my head are fairy tales, folklore, and legends. For hundreds of years, tales and legends have been told and re-told to different audiences around the world. Travelers would share the stories that they had previously heard and they would either tell it exactly as they heard it or they would add to the story or change it in order to make it a completely different story. Each tale brings a different perspective of another tale which…

In my essay I will first sate the traits of an ideal knight and then discuss the characteristics of an ideal knight as represented in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight while comparing and contrasting them to the characteristics of ideal knights in traditional texts. Quoting examples from the text, I will then discuss, analyze and come to a conclusion if Sir Gawain has been represented as an ideal knight in the 14th century poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. During the Middle Ages and in many…