This is illustrated perfectly by her comparisons of age to onions, tree rings, and wooden dolls as if each age fits into the next as she states “when you’re eleven, you’re also ten, nine eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two and one.”(Cisneros 1) These items also show readers her child-like perspective combined with adult insights. They are familiar to both the character and the reader, and are a tangible representation of her attitude towards her age. On the day Rachel turns eleven she is blamed to be the supposed owner of an ugly sweater that isn’t even hers. The red sweater is a simple thing, and yet it weighs so heavily in Rachel’s mind that she compares it to “a big mountain” (2) on her desk, as if the piece of old clothing is actually looming above her and threatening to overpower her. It seems like a big obstacle that helps describe the sweater situations from Rachel’s point of view to the reader.
A good example of this change is the film Pocahontas, which has a active heroin who displays wisdom and strength. Finally, in the modern Disney movies the passive heroin is almost nonexistent, as in the movie Tangled about Rapunzel. As the Disney Princess franchise has progressed the theme of passive women as an ideal has practically disappeared, and the active women characters are not the villains. In the early Disney films the passive woman was presented as an ideal, while being an active woman was always presented as the villainous woman. Disney’s first animated feature length film, Snow White, was made in 1938 (Disney).
“If it was not a mother’s place to look after children, then whose on earth was it?”(1) Edna being improper by not being attentive to her husband or not the mother figure proves that she is not a typical creole mother and wife. She is going against society’s rules. These situations are little signs of her rebellion against society, and society’s expectations. Such signs are symbols, which foreshadows her awakening. She may not realize it at first but will in the near future.
A white mother didn’t want her daughter to be roomed with a black girl. Roberta does not seem to understand that Twyla shows concern for being put into the same room as Roberta, while Roberta does not seem to notice any hatred towards her. Another clue of each girl’s race is the depiction of each of their mothers. Twyla’s mother, Mary, wore tight green pants and a ratty fur jacket with the pocket linings so ripped she had to pull to get her hands out of them. Roberta s mom was very different.
When children are growing up, little girls dream of being just like Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, or other princesses from their favorite Disney movie. On the other hand, boys fantasize of being Buzz Lightyear or even the mythological Hercules because of his many heroic traits. Little do they know, there is an entirely different story to Hercules outside of Disney. For instance, Edith Hamilton’s 1964 novel Mythology shows a different side to the story displayed in the Disney film. Due to the time gap, it is plain to see that many aspects in the myth of Hercules may be changed, while some tales remain the same.
The curse stated that when the princess is 15 years old, she will prick her finger with a splinter and fall into a sleep that will last for 100 years. After the 100 years pass, the kiss of a young prince releases briar rose from her sleep, and they live happily ever after. In Grimm’s version, there’s little background or explanation on why the spell was casted on little Briar Rose. In Disney’s Maleficent, the story evolves around the ‘wise woman’ who casted the spell, which in this case is portrayed as a fairy. Disney’s version offers an in-depth background on why Maleficent, after being betrayed by King Stephan, takes revenge by casting the spell on the little princess, named Aurora.
Since 1937, when Snow White first arrived on the scene, there has been a new culture arising, the princess culture. This, like any society, has positives and negatives. All Disney princesses, from Snow White right up to Rapunzel seem to have the same qualities. They are characterized by helplessness and the inability to produce a true personality while relying on men for their happiness, or in simpler terms they are restrained by “princess faults.” I admit Disney has gotten better at making stronger, self-sufficient women, like Tiana, the first African-American princess, who was determined to make her dream a reality. Yet these odd princess qualities did not shift until after 1991.
Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket serve as a moral compasses for Disney watching children. In the 1950’s, Disney started the decade strong with Cinderella, another princess classic. Although Cinderella has to
I can see where the author is coming from we still do have shows that have an all-male focus shows such as comic book or action style shows, the woman is still second best or just there to be there. There has also been a change in the make-up of how T.V. shows geared toward children are made, women are not taking an active role in proudice in theas shows from writing to directing to staring in them. Over the last 25 years shows like Sesame Street have introduced new female charters. Nickelodeon and Disney have all added strong female shows and added entire female writer
Henceforth Steinbeck may have not given her a name as women were not considered important enough and she may not have deserved a name in this era. This could make the reader feel sympathy for her as she not only is considered useless but a possession to a person she doesn’t love. Then the reader may notice how she is dressed “full, rouged lips and wide spaced eyes, heavily made up”. Nobody dressed up to come to the ranch, it was a dirty place in which people wore discarded old clothes. However Curley’s wife did the opposite and came in “ heavily made up.Furthermore,”Rouge”