Twice-Told Tales

previous nation has lead to an implication of certain restrictions placed on women. The few women that are able to reproduce, known as handmaids, are assigned to couples in order to bare them children. In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel Handmaid’s Tale, the main character Offred lives under oppressive conditions that force her to outwardly conform, but she still attempts to maintain her identity. As a part of the handmaids in this society, Offred must completely conform to the rules and…

plays a large role in medieval literature. Chaucer and the Pearl Poet of ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” used religion throughout their works a great deal for a plethora of reasons. In “The Canterbury Tales,” Chaucer uses religion to show the corruption of the government at that time. In the tale of “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” the poem uses religion to paint a picture of a perfect man of nobility. Both of these works parallel each other, but the authors used religion in their works…

plainly, Animal Farm. However, the question still stands, 69 years later. Is Animal Farm by George Orwell a fairy tale? To be a fairy tale, the story has to fit a criteria. A fairy tale has a hero, a moral message and overcoming evil, plus more. Although Animal Farm does have some of the essentials of a fairy tale, it is not one. Animal Farm does have characteristics of fairy tales, such as a moral message, obstacles, set during hard times, a rule to follow and the leaving of a leader.…

Payne, Austin English IV, 4th hour December 7, 2015 Paper The Prologue of The Canterbury Tales During the time of The Canterbury Tales the church people are supposed to follow certain rules that put them right with god. The four rules are considered as vows. The four vows are: poverty, stability, chastity, and obedience. The vow of poverty is about not being attached to such world such as garments or jewelry. The vow of stability is about focusing on god, day on and day off. The vow of…

Disney princess films are popular, especially among little girls. There are entire lines of toys and clothes that use the images of the princesses. Children have been enjoying Disney princess films for many years. Snow White is considered to be the first Disney princess film; it was released in 1937 (imdb.com). Many of the early Disney princess films star female protagonists who have extensive relationships with wild animals, but very negative relationships with their mother or step-mother, if…

First, starting out with what each mermaid desires most. Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid” has come to terms with wanting a soul, “more and more she grew to love human beings and wished that she could leave the sea and live among them,” (Andersen 65) but pays the ultimate price overall when this ordeal takes place. In Disney’s The Little Mermaid, she has come to the conclusion that she also wants to be part of the human world, after being curious but her ultimate goal is be with the prince. Both…

Mad people make more sense than sane people, according to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Lewis Carroll tells a story about a little girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. “Well, I’d hardly finished the first verse, when the Queen jumped up and bawled out, ‘He’s murdering the time! off with his head!’” said the Mad Hatter. The Mad Hatter, the March Hare, and the Dormouse are all mad in the imaginary world in which…

Disney is one of the greatest contributors to childhood memories experiences but it also contributes to the unrealistic images and stereotypes put into kids head. While Disney does promote many stereotypes they are just creating what they see in society. Not only does society grow out of these stereotypes we do too. Disney creates movies that stimulate our imagination and show us what we want to see. Disney uses stereotypes to help differentiate characters and creatures. Through Disney’s…

Dear Lucy, Anne Sexton’s “Cinderella” is not like the classic fairytale we all know and love. In this version, Cinderella is portrayed as a beautiful young girl; however, she is impoverished. Ever since she was little, her father, stepmother, and stepsisters treated her with brutality. Later on, with the help of her magical dove, Cinderella gets her wish of going to the ball, where her and Prince Charming meet. In contrast to the original fairytale, Prince Charming has an absence of…

Like many forms of folktales, Fairy tales serve as enduring classics which ubiquitously permeate our culture. “Pans Labyrinth” or “El laberinto del fauno” by Guillermo Del Toro is a profound 2006 cinematic film which idiosyncratically serves as a spiritual successor to the traditional fairy tale genre. A dark and forebodingly twisted fantasy---Pan’s labyrinth is set in a period of history when the fascist Franco regime was in power. The underlying patriarchal society, the prominent illustration…