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Sondheim (music and lyrics) and James Lapine (book) is a compilation of fairytales with a unique twist of life’s hard lessons after getting what you “wished” for. The play’s main story line is composed of well-known fairytales such as: Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Jack and the bean stock. These fairytales are all intertwined in order to help the protagonist (the baker) collect all the ingredients the witch has asked for in order for him and his wife to have a baby. The play…

Why is understanding their notions of duty and honor important to understanding the people of Japan? The easiest way to understand the people of a country’s is to analyze their ancient stories and proverbs. Even though in modern times they are told as fairy tales to small children, it is my belief that they hold essential values in explaining traditions and behaviors of a population. A quick look at stories in Japan about education will make it clear that education begins with teaching the…

In Karen Russell’s fictional book, “St. Lucy’s Home For Girls Raised by Wolves”, she tells the story of how werewolf girls are taught how to adapt to be more human-like. Claudette has truly conformed into the human ways the nuns at St. Lucy’s have taught her. The passage tells the struggles and accomplishments that Claudette faces and that how the rules will make her more human. Within the first three epigraphs, Claudette faces many struggles of lycanthropic culture shock in her educational…

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…

ability to control. It does not wish to harm others and should not suffer negative consequences for something it can’t help. A werewolf can be created in a similar fashion to the vampire, by being bitten by someone who is already a werewolf. A werewolf bite is the most common way the werewolf curse is passed. A key point with werewolves is that they are usually forced to transform at the rise of the full moon. A poem found in the 1941 film “The Wolf Man” explains the experience as follows “Even…

The tale of the Little Red Riding Hood has transformed over time being passed down from generation to generation. The version of these two tales most everyone knows is the innocent story we once heard as children known as The Little Red Cap, a short story by the Grimm Brothers. Although there are innocent versions of this tale there are also versions that could be considered to be more scandalous, such as Angela Carter’s The Company of Wolves. Throughout history there have been many different…

All four characters are present in the first pages of the novel. Even though the author decided not to give a long description of each character, it is easy to understand that unlike his brother and his sisters, Edmund is an ambiguous character who can be perceived as mean, grumpy, and nasty. The author described the personality of each child, in a subtle manner. Indeed, in the first chapter, the children discuss which animal could be hidden in the mountains, each child thinks of a specific…

I love it when an old fairytale gets revamped, especially when it is done well. A Court of Thorns and Roses did not disappoint, it was still Beauty and the Beast but it also had an enticingly new aspect of faeries. Reading this was sort of like Julie Kagawa’s Iron Fey books eloped and had a child with the amazing story of Beauty and the Beast that dressed up in the finest of writing styles. I have to admit, I went into this book biased for three reasons. One, I love faeries. Two, I love Sarah J.…

selected to read The Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault. I will be analyzing The Little Red Riding Hood through a historical lens. Charles Perrault lived in France during the 1600’s, during this time France encountered many things, such as riotings and wars. There was rioting against political leaders and many wars with different countries, mainly due how much land everyone wanted. The story of The Little Red Riding Hood was published in 1697. The Little Red Riding Hood is a story of a…

Wolves howling outside your front door. You're Trapped in a house with one of your worst enemies how will you be able to handle it. Will you survive or will you snap? Alma has encountered this same situation when she has to take care of a woman named Sarah. Sarah was very sick and there was a large storm brewing outside. With this big storm brewing she would not be able to reach her house safely. Even though alma did not like Sarah she still took care of her and and did what she needed to for…