In this story Panttaja says it is both mothers that are wicked. Panttaja states the real mother “plots and schemes, and she wins” (Panttaja 660) when it comes to fulfilling the wishes of Ashputtle. But actually the two mothers have the same goal in mind; to have their daughters married off and have a joyful life. To be able to do this, the real mother puts a charm on the prince to make him fall in love with Ashputtle instead of anyone else. The prince did not dance with anyone else all night and would always say “she is my partner” (Grimm 630).
"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."
So many girls have this fantasy of being Cinderella and having a “fairy tale” life, but what version of Cinderella and what types of fairy tales are these girls looking up to for their idea of an ideal life? In Marcia Lieberman’s essay “Some Day My Prince Will Come,” she opposes the views of another scholar, Alison Laurie, who believes that fairy tales are something that radical feminists would approve of because the stories, “suggest a society in which women are as competent and active as men, at every age and in every class.” Lieberman argues that it is popular fairy tales--the ones that we all know and the ones we read to our children--that actually acculturate the masses of young girls in society, therefore the lesser-known stories cannot
While the plot markers are indeed a Cinderella story, this version contains a girl’s journey that resembles Sleeping Beauty’s. The parallels between Cinderella and Ella Enchanted are easy to point out. They are crude surface likenesses, the generic characteristics one always attributes to Cinderella. A cruel stepmother and two nasty stepsisters replace Ella’s mother. They treat her very poorly, having her serve as a scullery maid.
Disney and Me “You can’t get what you want just by wishing for it,” says Tiana from The Princess and the Frog—just another quote from the latest Disney phenomenon for me to keep track of. Since the beginning of my time, Disney characters seemed to influence everything I did. From trying on the trendiest clothes to deciding which juice box to drink, they were always there to help me make my decisions. In fact, many of their actions—through uncanny logic—fit together like a puzzle piece to influence different life lessons. Life Lesson #1: Stay away from the unknown.
Close Study of Text – Briar Rose * Briar Rose By Jane Yolen * Sleeping Beauty * Fairytale story Allegory * Good vs. Evil * King and Queen had a child called Aurora * Invited fairy’s to birth * Bad fairy gives baby a curse * Prick finger on spinning wheel * 16th Birthday she falls into a deep sleep for 100 years * A prince tries to save her * Thorns grow all around the tower * Prince kisses her and she wakes up QUOTES: * “And even though to tell a story is to tell some kind of untruth, one often suspects that what seems to be untruth is really a hidden truth” – Ralph Harper * Importance of Storytelling “Stories...We are made up of stores. And even the ones that seem the
“Whilst other animators were known for anarchistic and inventive styles, Disney played it safe and followed the traditional narrative style.” Critically discuss this statement by Janet Wasko with reference to three Disney films. Disney feature length films are known worldwide for their representation of a unique and identifiable style. Under the influence of Walt Disney the characteristics within the feature length films are obvious and stereotypical. The films feature a light entertainment style with predictable storylines and formulaic characters as Disney represents specific values and ideologies to its audience. Other animators such as Warner Brothers focused on often extremist versions of the real world; whilst Disney’s plausible impossibility represented the real and identifiable.
“I was the princess in the castle in the sleeping woods… we all fell asleep, but the prince kissed me awake. Only me”, this is where Gemma finally claims she is Briar Rose. Yolen uses the fairy tale genre to tell the story of Gemma, and links certain aspects of the sleeping beauty story to Gemma’s story. The whole of Gemma’s version of the fairy tale is ironic. A fairy tale is supposed to be happy but Gemma uses it as an allegory for the holocaust.
Carlos G. Zamora 09/26/11 Period-3 A Maid in Manhattan, what would Yolen say? “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” This was said by Walt Disney, who made a fortune out of selling stories of dreams and happy endings to many American children. One of these stories was Cinderella. In this story, he planted the idea that, “When you wish upon a star, all your dreams can come true.” Although Disney may have earned a large amount of money and fame with the story, the story is not his. The story of Cinderella has been told in many languages and ways for years.
Titania wakes and is amazed to find that she is sleeping with the donkeylike Bottom. Oberon calls for music and takes his queen away to dance. She says that she hears the morning lark, and they exit. All that is necessary to resolve matters is a bit of potion on Lysander’s eyelids and Oberon’s forgiveness of his wife. Indeed, the restoration of the world lays on a peaceful relationship between Titania and Oberon.In a midsummer night's dream, we deal with