The Princess and the Frog

Mackenzie Myers Stephanie Webster ENGL 240 8 November 2014 The Disneyfication of the Grimm’s Fairy Tales The topic of this research paper is to explore the Grimm Fairy Tales in pop culture, the disneyfication of the Grimm’s Fairy Tales as well as feminism of princesses in modern adaptations of the tales movies. The authors were two brothers from Germany, Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm. The brothers are well known for their collection of fairy tales but many people don’t know the origins of the…

find a way out. “‘Well,’ said the frog, ‘what are you going to do about it?’ ‘Marrying Therandil? I don’t know. I’ve tried talking to my parents, but they won't listen, and neither will Therandi.’...The frog munched briefly, then swallowed and said, ‘I suppose there’s no help for it. You’ll have to run away. ‘Run away?” Cimorene said. “I don’t like that idea. Too many things could go wrong.’ ‘You don’t like the idea of marrying Prince Therandil, either,’ the frog pointed out.” This shows that…

characters was Jack, the narrator, who was also featured in Jack and the Beanstalk. Like Jack, the other characters were based off of other individual fairy tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, the Ugly Duckling, the Tortoise and the Hare, the Frog and the Princess, Cinderella, and Rumpelstiltskin. All of these characters were a Narrator, Extraordinary Characters, and Playwrights…

1. La Llorona Hispanic Legend: La Llorona is an old myth many times told by Hispanic parents, to scare their children into obedience. The story is about a woman named Maria. Maria was the most beautiful woman in her village, knowing this she thought she was better than everyone else. This meant Maria refused to marry any man below her standards, until she met a wealthy, attractive Ranchero. The beginning of their marriage was great, until the Ranchero returned to his gallivanting ways and would…

Have you ever been judge based on your identity? We all define our identity differently. Identity is the distinguishing character or personality of an individual. Your identity can affect how you are treated. These can be positive and negative effects based on someone’s opinion. This may also play a part on how others view you as an individual. Being a native of New Orleans plays a major role in my identity, because the way the media display the city. Despite the fact that there are positive and…

so everyone assumed he just didn’t jump. The grasshopper only jumped where people could see him, but he does not look where he is jumping and lands in the king’s face. The frog is very rational and “made a sideways jump into the lap of the princess, who sat close by on a little golden stool” (Andersen). The king applauds the frog for recognizing that there is no place higher than his daughter, and he gives him her hand in marriage. Andersen once again demonstrates that in the flea’s and the…

hasn’t being taken out of circulation and still promotes the same messages it did in 1941 even when modifications have been made. In a more recent Disney film, in The Princess and The Frog (Clements and Musker 2009) Disney attempts to be more inclusive, by creating the first African American Princess in their movies. However, Princess Tiana’s husband is not the same race as she is, meanwhile the rest of the Princesses have Princes that are the same race as them. The making of Prince Naveen as…

When someone hears the word “princess” they might think of a beautiful, thin, young woman with no flaws. The early Disney princesses such as Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty come to mind. These princesses looked unrealistic with perfect bodies, depended on men, and were not known for being smart. More recent Disney princesses have more realistic bodies, don't need a man to rescue them, and are intelligent. The Disney company's portrayal of princesses from the 1930's to the 2010's has shown changes…

Let’s take the story of Princess and The Frog. An African- American female with dreams of owning her own restaurant, works hard to save up enough money to do so and eventually through a series of obstacles she is able to succeed and meets a prince along the way, gets married and lives happily ever after. Just supposed an African American girl sees the movie, she would immediately associate herself with the princess and believe that if she works hard her dreams could come…

river as the princess took it up and named the child. I was able to experience what it must have been like when his mother handed him over to the princess to grow up as a prince. It was like I ran through the desert with Moses to escape the wrath of the Egyptians. I also felt as if I was subject to the king as if I was a slave. If I were standing there being forced to work and being beaten and mistreated.…