During my semester of learning about different fairytales and the ones that I already knew while uncovering their true meaning. Childhood stories like Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White and the reason why their birth mothers were never present during their lives except for Sleeping Beauty. Moreover, I learned why the majority of Disney film leaves out a female initiative which was to reflect Disney’s personal views and opinions. In addition, to learning about various reasoning to why fairytales are the way that they are I also learn of many fairytale effects on the world. For instance, fairytale and how it affects the mind of the young female readers. Fairytales such as Cindrella influences young girls to associate beauty and niceness with a reward system since Cinderella gets the prince and she is beautiful and nice. This similar theme is not only seen in that tale but also many other popular tales that are in Disney films. In addition, to learning about old fairytales I also learned about new fairytales such as Bluebeard a tale of a young girl marrying an older man who kills his wives when she cannot fight off the temptation to enter his forbidden room. This tale is fascinating to me because it the only tale that I know that the female is the protagonist of her own story. Females in fairytales do not save themselves the man of the story has to save them from any evil doing. Furthermore, this course also taught me how to think analytically and to go deeper into a text. All in all, I learned many things from this semester course that I will take away from and use during the rest of my college experience.
Saturday, November 23, 2019
Cartoon Rapunzel vs Disney
Rapunzel is a tale of a young girl whose parent was forced to abandoned her when the stoled from the witch’s garden. While staying with the witch she was forced into hiding in a tall tower away from any living human being besides the witch. When watching Gigglebox a cartoon that replicates this tale I noticed some similarities and differences. One similarity is the father stoled from the witch’s garden in both versions this never changes. Another similarity that can be seen in both tales is the mother being pregnant and asking for food. However, in this tale, it was because she was poor and there was nothing to eat therefore the husband had to steal from the witch’s garden which she didn’t like in this tale and the other tale. In comparison with the Grimms version where the husband stole lattice because the mother was craving it and couldn’t live another day without having some. Moreover, in this version instead of the husband being caught on the second time of him stealing from the witch garden he was caught the first time in the cartoon. Another difference between this version and Grimms version is in the cartoon Rapunzel hated the witch but in the Grimms version, it is explained that Rapunzel loved the witch like a mother she never had. Moreover in the cartoon, Rapunzel was locked up in the tower when she was 13 rather than her being locked in the tower ever since she was born. Even Though, these versions have some similarities they are mostly different from each other.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd97k149tvo
Difference in Bluebeard
Bluebeard is a tale of an older man who kills off his wives when they can’t fight the temptation when he gives them the key to enter his forbidden chambers. Fitcher Bird and The Robber Bridegroom is a tale similar tale of husband that has murder someone or their wives. Similarities of the three tales are the husband has murdered someone and the wives found out. Moreover, a similar theme in all stories is the womanly charter is the protagonist of all the stories they are the heroes of their tale. Also, a familiar theme that can be seen in all of the tales are the man prays on young girls. Differences between these stories are how the man would kill their victims in Bluebird would temp his wives to go into the forbidden chamber and then kill them. In Fitcher Bird the wizard would change himself into a beggar and kidnap a young girl and kill them off. Moreover, in The Robber Bridegroom, the bridegroom would marry young girls then after they are married he and his band would kill and eat them. Furthermore, unique characteristics that can be seen in all the tales is their different titles. In Bluebeard, he was lord and in Fitcher Bird he was a witch moreover, The Robber Bridegroom he was a robber. All of the fairytales were distributing but the fairytale that I didn’t like the most is Fitcher Bird because of the way the girls were deceived into helping the old witch.Hansel and Gretel Differences.
Hansel and Gretal a tale about two siblings whose parents abandoned them in the woods during a period of great famine. And on their trip to the woods, they get lost and encounter a house made of all the sweets that you can imagine. Gumdrops, chocolate, and pies’ a dreamland to two striving kids. However, what they didn’t know is within that dreamland lies a wicked and evil witch waiting to capture them and devour them whole. Which is a similar plot in the movie that is dedicated to the two young siblings who save themselves. On the other hand, there are many differences between the tale and the movie some of which include the care of their parents.
In both the movie and the tale Hansel and Gretel siblings, there is no recreation of the tale where there are not blood-related. In addition just like the tale they find themselves lost in the woods when they cannot seem to find their bread crumb trail. Resulting in them wandering aimlessly in the woods for hours until they come to a house made of sugary treats. Where their lives are in danger because of the evil witch who is trying to eat them. Leaving Gretal to rescue them from their doom.
On the other hand, differences between the two are how much their parent cares for them. In the tale Hansel and Gretal’s mother don’t have any care for them she brings them into the woods to get killed so she won’t starve. While in the movie the mother intended for them to go into the wood to pick barries then come back and when they didn’t she became worried. All in all, it is still the tale that we know in love for its adventurous escape.
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Thursday, October 31, 2019
Little Red Riding Hood
Gigglebox shows an animated cartoon of the classic fairytale of the Little Red Riding Hood. While watching the fairy tale, I noticed that the animation was child-friendly. At the beginning of the story, little red riding hood was giving a red clock from her grandmother, whom she loved dearly. As the story continues, little red riding hood mother informs her that her grandmother is ill and she has to deliver her some food for her to get better. Therefore, she walked into the woods. And while wandering in the forest, she notices the flowers and stops to pick some. As she plucks the flowers, the wolf walked up to the little red riding hood, asking her about where her grandmother lives. Once she finished picking flowers, she walks, to her grandmother's house; not knowing that the wolf was there to eat her and her grandmother. When the wolf, finally eats her it, attracts the attention of a huntsman, who turns the wolf upside down to get them out of his belly. Therefore, she never trusted anyone as much as she had with the wolf. Teaching young kids a viable lesson to never trust strangers, and if you do then there, is a possibility that your grandmother will be eating. Source: Little Red Riding Hood | Fairy Tales | Gigglebox
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Friday, October 25, 2019
Greek vs Grimm
In The Frog King, or Iron Henry, there are two main characters the princess and the frog king; they are the main focus of the tale. However, in Cupid and Psyche, there is mention of two greek goddesses and two sisters; which was not mentioned before in the brothers of Grimm version. Moreover, in the Cupid and Psyche there no mention of the princess marrying, or coming in contact with a frog; as shown, in the brothers of Grimm, The Frog King, or Iron Henry.
Similarities between both tales are the motifs in the stories. In both stories, the princess is beyond beautiful which can be seen in most fairytales, and myths. Another motif, that is present in both stories is the princess being a damsel in distress; the prince or a male suitor saves the princes. In The Frog King, or Iron Henry the frog saves the princess ball from the well because she is unable to do so. While in Cupid and Psyche, Psyche is saved from dying because of her curiosity by cupid. All in all, the tales of Cupid and Psyche, and The Frog King, or Iron Henry have the same motifs, that is the beauty of the princess, also the princess being seen as a damsel in distress. Differences that can be observed within both stories is the characters being portrayed. In Cupid and Psyche, there is mention of the Greek goddess while, in The Frog King, or Iron Henry only the frog prince and the princess are mentioned often.
Sources: Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. "The Frog King, or Iron Henry." The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Ed. Jack Zipes. Bantam Books, 2003, pp. 2-5.
“A Closer Look at Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss.” Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss | Musée Du Louvre, http://musee.louvre.fr/oal/psyche/psyche_acc_en.html.
Cupid and Psyche, http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/cupid.html.
“Fairy Tales Timeline.” Timetoast, 1 Jan. 1970, https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/fariytails.
“A Closer Look at Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss.” Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss | Musée Du Louvre, http://musee.louvre.fr/oal/psyche/psyche_acc_en.html.
Cupid and Psyche, http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/cupid.html.
“Fairy Tales Timeline.” Timetoast, 1 Jan. 1970, https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/fariytails.
“A Closer Look at Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss.” Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss | Musée Du Louvre, http://musee.louvre.fr/oal/psyche/psyche_acc_en.html.
Cupid and Psyche, http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/cupid.html.
“Fairy Tales Timeline.” Timetoast, 1 Jan. 1970, https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/fariytails.
“A Closer Look at Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss.” Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss | Musée Du Louvre, http://musee.louvre.fr/oal/psyche/psyche_acc_en.html.
Cupid and Psyche, http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/cupid.html.
“Fairy Tales Timeline.” Timetoast, 1 Jan. 1970, https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/fariytails.
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