"Walt Disney's 'Cinderella,'" adapted by Campbell Grant, is the Little Golden Book adaptation of the Disney film. "Cinderella," by Anne Sexton, is a poetic retelling of the "Cinderella" tale that exposes the artificiality of the fairy tale. The last version, written in 1976, is John Gardner's "Gudgekin the Thistle Girl." After the variants, in "'Cinderella': A Story of Sibling Rivalry and Oedipal Conflicts," Freudian psychologist Bruno Bettelheim analyzes "Cinderella's" hidden meanings and asserts that the tale appeals to children because it focuses on the sibling rivalry many children feel at a young age. A Jungian analyst, Jacqueline Schectman, examines the tale to find a sympathetic Stepmother in "'Cinderella' and the Loss of Father-Love."
The ones with a more clear resembles to the real life are the Scarecrow, Tin man, and the Wicked Witch of the East. The characters as well as their dilemmas’ have a deeper meaning then some may think. Each of the characters is symbolic to the ideas and events from the Populist movement. For example the Scarecrow’s problem seems to be that he is brainless. In the movie the Wizard of Oz Scarecrow is meant to be portrayed simple minded, When Dorothy first meets Scarecrow, in the movie, he can not seem to make up his mind on which path Dorothy should continue on to.
They can be seen to be the predictor of future events and to say something about your life. But what deciphers as an adult nightmare from a child’s nightmare? In modern society, the term ‘adult’, other than its dictionary definition, is most commonly used to refer to pornography, or restricted sections of a shop, or library. The idea of restriction is a key theme in Carter’s parodies. It is as though she is revealing the dark depths of childhood fairy tales which were never explicitly written in the originals, due to the child audiences at which the texts were aimed.
Fairy Tale Stereotypes in Anne Sexton’s “Cinderella”: Raggedly Ever After Anne Sexton’s parody on the age-old fairy tale “Cinderella” provides insight into the stereotypical characteristics that are ingrained into the minds of millions of children, characteristics that govern the perception and definition of both men and women. These fairy tales distort the way in which young children view the world, encouraging them to fit their lives into these storybook candy coatings. Girls make every painstaking effort to become either the dainty princesses longing for when their chivalrous princes will come or the obedient maids taking care of the household because these are the heroines’ roles just prior to reaching eternal happiness. In contrast, boys strive to become the “knights in shiny armor” who undertake a daunting quest to save the kingdom or the heroic gentlemen destined to be the kings of vast and wealthy realms. Sexton targets this concept of inequality--especially in the enormous gulf between female and male roles--to illustrate how fairy tales are far from “happily ever after.” In the introductory section of “Cinderella,” Sexton derisively conveys formulaic examples of “once upon a time” fairy-tale success stories.
At the same time, the use of fairytales in a writer’s own work creates a uniqueness which appeals to many readers Why do writers often choose fairytales to barrow from instead of other literature like Shakespeare or Homer? “What readers know varies so much more than it once did. So what can the writer use for parallels, analogies, plot structures, references that most of his readers will know?”(Foster 59). “While we may not know quite what to think about Hamlet’s treatment of Ophelia or the fate of Laeters, we’re pretty darned sure what we think about the evil Rumpelstiltskin” (Foster 59). * Fairy tales are often alluded to in literature by writers because for on e, fairytales are easier to understand then the works of Shakespeare and Homer.
Disney added more of a magical feel to the story and took out of some the violence. They replaced it with a different way of showing the violence such as making the step mother mean and nasty. Revised Answer: Without past knowledge of the original telling of the Grimms collection of stories, I found it difficult to tell if there was distortion of the original stories.
Fairy Tales in Literature Jane Yolen has chosen to write in the fairy tale genre to help young adults learn about a horrific time in history, the Holocaust. Fairytales are stories that have survived for centuries. The author feels that by retelling the Holocaust in this genre she can help preserve this time in history for years to come. Fairy tales can be used to tell a larger story for example, the fairytale of Briar Rose in and of itself disguised the horrors of the Holocaust. When presented in the manner of a fairy tale the teens and adults can look at the story from a different perspective.
He subtly creates a climatic and dramatic play with details that may be overlooked if not examined closely enough. While changing Abigail's age may appear to be an insignificant change in The Crucible, Arthur Miller's reasons for making this change shed light on both history and the play. According to William J. McGill Jr., Arthur Miller changed Abigail's age to make a more dramatic story possible. McGill states that "Abigail Williams, the prime mover of the Salem hysteria had been the house servant of the Proctors, developed an adulterous relationship with John Proctor to avoid an 'inartistic danger' of making an entirely innocent character suffer" (259). If John Proctor had an affair with a different person, it would not have been as impactful to the story.
What Is Magic in Cinderella? As to the meaning of magic in Cinderella, there always remain lots of arguments among readers. For instance, Bruno Bettelhem tries to convince people that the magic is a metaphor for psychological development, while Jack Zips then criticizes that the psychoanalytic theory that Bettelheim uses to demonstrate his argument is to some extend a gimmick. Max Luthi implies in his The Isolated Hero that magic serves as an important power that helpers have, helping fairytale heroes who are neither characteristic nor owning any specific skills performing their tasks. Madonna Kolbenschlag considers the magic in Cinderella as a symbol of faith and trust that heroine needs, “the belief that something good can be gained from whatever one does.” Jane Yolen suggests that the true magic refer to “the ability to change our own lives, the ability to control our own lives.” However, in my opinion, magic in Cinderella is first of all an outcome of real lives, and then a kind of reflection of people’s old religious beliefs.
Ruben Canava June 5, 2013 English IV Sem. 2 Lap 4 Persuasive Essay Whoever is was who said that “children are just little innocent darlings” should really open his eyes. While infants and toddlers may very well be innocent, by the time these same kids reach elementary school age, they are far from angels. Children at this age need considerable direction and guidance because without it they sometimes have a hard time controlling themselves. In his novel, Lord of the Flies, author William Golding explores these possibilities with disturbing revelations.