BRIAR ROSE-JANE YOLEN Yolen has created an ingenious story of great significance in Briar Rose. Aside from the novel itself being a fictional text, the book stresses the intrinsic importance of fairy tales to the responder. The resilience and power of these tales are emphasised as is the significance of true stories form the past. It is through the examination of the allegorical story told by Gemma and the characterisation used by Yolen that the concept of the hero and heroine is explored. Yolen has enabled her readers to understand the value of the past for the present and to witness both the true horrors as well as the acts of courage in her novel Briar Rose.
The princess escaped to earth through the labyrinth to visit, I think the sun blinded her because she was not accustom to the light because she is not from earth. The King waited for her return because he loved her and she ran away. The princess was reborn into Ofelia because they’re a lot alike Ofelia, she always ran off on her own to the labyrinth just like the princess ran away to earth. Also because the princess was so fascinated by the earth and Ofelia was always interested in fairy tales and reading books about them because it was a different fantasy every time, and different from her own world as well. Faun thinks that the challenges he puts Ofelia would prove that she is the princess and he’s doing it because he’s a faithful servant of her father.
This is taken at the beginning of her adventure symbolizing that Alice is still young and that she has a lot to learn before declaring herself an adult. Although before drinking the bottle she does make a convincing argument showing the beginning challenges of growing from a child into an adult. “‘No, I’ll look first,’ she said, ‘and see whether it’s marked ‘poison’ or not’; for she had read several nice little stories about children who had got burnt, and eaten up by wildbeasts, and other unpleasant things, all because they would not remember the simple rules their friends had taught them”(Carroll 15). Even though drinking an unknown substance can be very dangerous, and this is where Alice’s stupidity and childish characteristics come into play (Alice in Wonderland Themes 1). Carroll shows another characteristic of young Victorian girls that they always do what they are told to and were not allowed to challenge authority.
Despite the warnings that she should go straight to her Grandmother’s, Little Red Riding Hood becomes distracted by feminine pursuits, portrayed through the compound sentence “…gathering nuts, running after butterflies, and gathering bouquets of little flowers.” This emphasises her age and vulnerability as she isn’t aware of her surroundings and the danger they can impose. Her naivety is further displayed through the present participle ‘believing’ in relation to the sound of the wolf’s ‘big voice’ being her grandmother’s, despite noticing many ‘odd’ features such as “Grandmother, what big ears you have!” and
And the stepsisters' power is manifested because the stepmother is present. But she explains that the magical hazel tree and pigeons who help her overcome her step-family’s roadblocks, is really her dead mother in disguise. And through a series of lies, disobedience, subterfuge, and magical manipulations; Cinderella overcomes the machinations of her step-family. And that it is with her mother’s help, she wins the prince’s devotion and has her revenge on her step-sisters. Panttaja aim in her article is to convey to us that Cinderella was not without allies.
At the beginning of the story, the protagonist (princess) thought that having true happiness meant finding a man/prince to sweep her off of her feet/ to instantly fall in love , and take her away from her castle/home. Throughout the story, the protagonist (princess) begins to realise that living up to society's expectations of her meant that she would be giving up her own dreams. At the end of the story she (the princess) turns away from love and marriage to choose not to give up her dreams to please others. The protagonist (princess) embarks on 'journey' in the narrative "the pumpkin Eater" by Isobel Carmody in a spiritual, physical and literal way. In 'the pumpkin eater' the protagonist goes on a spiritual journey through the story , to find that love a marriage and marriage entraps women, and that she was really swapping one prison for another.
In the scenes “Unspoken Abuse”, the children play the patty cake game whilst questioning Ruby about her previous trips shown in “Line Up 1 and 2”. Whilst the children play this, the audience’s understanding of Ruby’s treatment changes, and the song becomes a symbol for a loss of innocence and faith in the system. This can also be said for the scene “Cleaning Routine 2”. As the children dance around to the tune of ‘Happy Little Vegemite’s’, the audience understands that the song is implicating that the children have no control or choice in their future. In our class workshop of this scene, we developed our understanding of the scene while singing the song by following the stage directions set in the script.
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.
VIOLENCE IN FAIRY TALES Parents should not protect their children from violence in fairy tales. Children can learn important life and personal skills. Violence in certain fairy tales can help develop skills for children, it exposes them to real life situations and it teaches children to be more creative and use their imagination. Some parents use fairy tales to put their children to sleep and some parents/teachers use fairy tales to teach kids to read. Most importantly fairy tales taught us and will teach our children about how to put what we know and learn to use in life.
Where Annabelle goes, Tiffany is sure to help, and the horizons of the smallest Doll People grow even more as they land in a mysterious and dangerous toy store. As always, Ann Martin and Laura Godwin have crafted a story filled with humor, emotion, and excitement, and Brian Selznick’s illustrations add another miraculous dimension bringing the whole fantastical story to life. Disney • Hyperion Books invites you to hold a Doll People party to celebrate the release of the final chapter in the series, The Runaway Dolls. Enclosed, you will find activities, reproducibles, and an event flyer. Best of all, you will find special Runaway Dolls bookmarks, so kids can continue to enjoy Tiffany and Annabelle’s adventures long after the party is over!