Sleeping bag

Fairytales, Femininity and Film: Feminine Ideals in American and Japanese Children’s Animation The nature of social expectations evident in children’s animated films is compelling. Socialization structures, values, morals, spirituality, gender expectations, and national culture and identity are all expressed through animated media and marketed toward children. Animation is more than entertainment, it is a major means by which children assimilate culture. Film is one of the most useful sets of…

The Grimm Brother’s fairy tales are one of the few pieces of craftful literature that continues to prevail from the time they were written to today, with the utmost popularity. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm have written the majority of fairy tales and princess stories that every generation since the 1800s have embedded in our childhoods, from Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin, Cinderella, and even Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs. The modern Disney classic Snow White was originally written by the Grimm…

that we can not use plastic bags that we have to switch to paper or reusable bags because plastic is bad for the environment. They may be bad for the environment but how is paper and reusable any better than plastic? So I do not think we should get rid of plastic because how is it solving our problems if they just cause new ones that we are going to have to fix later on? If we are just going to make new problems by using paper or reusable bags then why get rid of plastic bags? We get told…

popular tales is the story of “sleeping beauty” originally known as briar rose, which was published by the Grimm brothers. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were popular for their fairy tales including briar rose and lily and the lion; they also contributed to the study of different languages. Jacob was born in the year 1785 and died in the year 1863, while Wilhelm was born in the year 1786 and dies in the year 1859 (Holtze). A lot of film makers have adapted the story of sleeping beauty in movies; one of…

Fairy tales live in the minds of their narrators and the audience, evolving slightly each time they are told. The same tales told six hundred years ago still lives in the minds of people after their authors have been long forgotten. Fairy tales hold a unique magic that allows them to grow, and to change, becoming fresh and relevant new generations. During the time the tales of the Grimm Brothers were created, people lived in fear of magic and witches. While Pentamerone, by the poet Giambattista…

Fairy tales have historically played an important role in many different cultures. From Aesop’s fables to Mother Goose’s rhymes, the idea of using stories to pass on knowledge and ideas, and to comment on culture, has spanned through the ages. With the exception of the tragic ending, the story Ethan Frome is like a fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm because it has a hidden moral and it uses a story to reflect and discuss the culture of the time period in which it was written. The Brothers Grimm…

Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White – fairy tale princesses we all know and love, but not all versions of these timeless stories are created equal. Authors of fairy tales use literary devices to convey their message, and while many do so expertly, some are merely subpar. Parents often struggle to choose which stories they should read to their kids, and for good reason. It is difficult to know which stories will teach children to have a strong moral code, and which will be forgotten by the…

Morals and lessons are very hard to instill in one’s mind, especially a stubborn one. The people of the past, however, had found the way to do it. Stories and fairytales, though also used for entertainment, were mainly used to teach lessons to the young. Every tale once analyzed is seen to be formed through certain structures that include Propp Theory among others. As a result, many of the tales told in similar time periods contain the same morals and societies rules and beliefs. Some of which…

to recognize the social problems in fairy tales, such as sexism (Gusman). Although some stories have female characters with more capability potency and capability like “Mulan”, but everyone is more likely to recognize tales like “Cinderella” or “Sleeping Beauty” than “Mulan” (Green). These fairy tales can portray a sexist view of female characters by presenting women as weak individuals and that a woman cannot save herself from tribulations, a man has to save her. For example, in “Cinderella”,…

In the book “Stardust” by Neil Gaiman, it is about Tristan Thorn’s journey to find the star and to bring it back to his love, Victoria Forester. The main message that the author has brought to the readers is to jump out of our comfort zone because it can enhance readers’ experiences and knowledge. The author showed this theme through the glass snowdrop, a village shop called Monday and Brown’s stocking system, and Tristan’s character development. In my opinion, this theme is still relevant in…