there really such a thing as a feminist fairy tale? Fairy tales are ancient stories that entertain the masses and teach morals to children. ... Beauty and the Beast is an age old fairy tale that is not about the passive female role. Like most fairy tales of that time it is partially rooted in the negative female role, but is also the most feminist fairy tale that has come out of that age. ... Beauty is one example of the strong women characters in fairy tales. ...

• Word Count: 1678
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

His identity has become the nameless characters in all the other fairy tales. ... Power in fairy tales can be categorized into four main types; dominant power, collision power, resistance power, and power of agency. ... In fairy tale logic, it makes perfect sense that Rumpelstiltskin's deals would fall through every time, he is the evil power, not the good power. In fairy tales, good always triumphs over evil. ... His human nature is what makes his story my favorite fairy tale. ...

• Word Count: 1467
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

McEwan began "Enduring Love" by telling us "The beginning is simple to mark". It seems that although it is "simple" to mark the beginning of a novel, finding the end is much harder. This is because McEwan believes there is no such thing as an ending. A conventional book, or play, would have thre...

• Word Count: 1500
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

"THE LADY OR THE TIGER" Introduction: The short story "The Lady, or The Tiger" is written by, "Frank R. Stockton". This story was one of the most well liked stories of its time. It was one of the biggest selling stories in 1895, which made him voted as the fifth best living American writer of th...

• Word Count: 1579
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Connell's story demonstrates a commercial fiction style of writing whereas Wolf's tale uses the literary fiction style. ... "The Most Dangerous Game" takes place in a very improbable atmosphere, much like the fairy tales of long, long ago and far, far away. ... Connell's tale follows a simple imaginative plot that is used to "hook" the audience and fulfill their entrainment expectations. ...

• Word Count: 2328
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School