Sleeping Beauty

The next novel is the paper Bag Princess. Princess Elizabeth was a brave and resilient young women who risks her life to save her "to be" husband, Prince Ronald. She lives in a castle happily and one day a dragon comes and takes her prince away. He has a green scaly skin, an alligator's belly, wings, four feet and can breathe fire. The Paper Bag Princess is a story which is set in the middle ages. Just because he can breathe fire he feels superior to the mankind, which was a thought of medieval…

In the movie, Frozen written by Jennifer Lee, Queen Elsa creates an eternal winter with her magic, which causes her to run away from Arendelle. Princess Anna goes on a vigorous journey to find Queen Elsa to stop the eternal winter and bring back summer. On Princess Anna’s quest, Anna hopes to learn her place in the world and her relationship to those in her community. Princess Anna’s journey is considered as a quest for the search of her sanity and morality, this helps Anna understand the…

Dragons, witches, princesses, knights. These are the imaginary friends in so many children's lives. For young adults, those fairy tale characters give away to darker characters and more realistic situations. However, what do they all have in common? They live in stories. Two stories that are interesting are The Giver by Lois Lowry, and "A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote. When Jonas in The Giver turns 12, he is picked for something special and finds out some secret things. Buddy in "A…

Henrik Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’ went into production in December 1879 and was a triumph in Scandinavia and Germany. It did not garner the same praise in Europe as the London productions (1889) were criticised, the subject matter was interpreted as offensive and the representation of women was viewed as harmful (Worrall). This final interaction between Nora and Torvald is crucial as it is the powerful denouement. The analysis of this scene will encompass discussions of the elements of…

Spirited Away is an animated Japanese film (anime), by Hayao Miyazaki, he “has made many famous films including; Laputa: The Castle in The Sky (1986) and Princess Mononoke (1997) and his excellent work has earned him the title of ‘Walt Disney of Japan’” (Dugdale). Even though the film maker decided to retire in 1997, he decided to create Spirited Away after noticing that young girls don’t have much to look out to in the media other that romance, he wanted to create a film “in which they could be…

Millhauser already introduces us to a dream-like story, to a tale from the very beginning since the title is Flying Carpet. The reference is taken up on Aladdin's tale where the character rides a so-called flying carpet. However, Millhauser transforms this element of wonder into something that will later bring the character's resignation. The oxymoron "Flying carpet" is interesting considering that "flying" corresponds to the air and therefore to dream and wonder whereas "carpet" embodies the…

causes children and adults alike to think, laugh, and cry, often in all in the same movie. Disney Pictures’ definition also comes from its impressive morals that take away from the determination, humor, and love in each movie. Beauty and Beast teaches children to love the beauty within someone; The Little Mermaid teaches viewers to be open to adventure and exploration. Disney movies of all kinds are worthwhile to watch because they teach important life lessons. Like popular Disney movies, The…

There’s always two sides to a story, in this case these stories are fairy tales Original and traditional, the Grimm brothers and Disney. With two sides of one story there's going to be similarities and also differences. When you read some Disney stories and compare them to the original version you will find that original fairy tales written by the Grimm Brothers are more targeted towards an older audience then little kids because their more violent than Disney, both versions show royalty as…

Social background and culture no doubt are the major factors affecting story elements. This paper will compare how social background and culture affect the way of expression in Western and Chinese children’s fantasy literature when two stories having the same elements, by comparing Cinderella and Ye Xian(葉限). Ye Xian is a Chinese fairy tale written by Duan Chengshi(段成式) in Tang dynasty compilation Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang(酉陽雜俎). It is one of the oldest known variants of Cinderella,…

Have you ever listened to the song “Let it Go” by Idina Menzel, also known as the song featured on the popular Disney Movie, Frozen? Some people would say this song relates to the illustration being analyzed, because of the fact that the picture as well as the song displays a theme of letting things go and not getting held back by what has occurred in the past. Often events that happen in your past can hold you back from opportunities that have yet to come, but in this picture, they are…