It is no secret that fairy tales give readers some sort of message about life and making the transition from a child to an adult. ... In fairy tales, it is no surprise to see a "monster woman" (Gilbert & Gubar, CLT 291). ... However, not all fairy tales end with the "monster woman" dying. In the Sleeping Beauty version Maleficent produced by Joe Roth, the audience anticipates Maleficent to be the evil, old fairy in traditional fairy tales. ... Another fear seen in fairy tales is the fear of becoming an independent person in the world. ...

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The Function of Symbolism in Snow White and Cinderella No matter where you are in the world, chances are, you hold fairy tales from your childhood close to heart. ... My goal is to understand the functionality of the symbolism that the authors from all over the world included in their famous fairy tales. ... Judy Lubin explains in her "Fairy Tale Guide", that the hazel bush represents nurturing, hence why Cinderella planted it on her mothers grave. ... In a Grimm Iconography done by Diane Evans, she gives us more insight to the symbols that Grimm used in their fairy tales. ... Having...

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Sexton is essentially returning to the true purpose of the fairy tale. Fairy tales originated as oral traditions and were passed along and sculpted by thousands of storytellers. ... Modern fairy tale writers tend to cleanse the tales of dark elements in order to make them acceptable reading for children; however, the original tales were meant to be accessible to all and offered crude humor while providing good children with morals and bad children with threats. Sexton's poetic transformation of the popular fairy tale Cinderella is a blend of her own life experiences, as well as her vi...

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Throughout the years, many versions of this beloved fairy tale have been produced. ... It is important to understand that there is much more to this fairy tale than just what meets the naked eye. ... It is when Snow White turns seven that the stepmother takes on her fairy tale role as the "evil- stepmother. ... So the fairy-tale royalty represent projections of the child's imagination, as does the hunter- (205). ... As we see in the fairy-tale the dwarves seem to be free of inner conflict and are content with their repetitive living style. ...

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Analysis of Snow White There are many versions of the fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The tale, translated into many languages, was even animated in 1937, but has retained at least two commonalties through its many changes. First, it's remained a children's tale and second, it's retained its original plot. After reading the Grimm Brother's version and watching Walt Disney's movie, I was struck with how much of the Grimm's tale was left intact. ... However, as the tale continued, the huntsman had spared Snow White's life and ki...

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"Into the Woods" is a modern twist on several of the well known Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of the stories and exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. This movie starts out as sickeningly sweet with the combination of well known fairy tales but it turns out to be quite annoying with its irritating cliche "be careful what you wish for'" message. ...

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Though both are dark and cynical, Sexton brings a modern twist to the tale, infusing her poem with sarcasm regarding politics and generalities of today. ... So when Sexton refers to this fairy tale as "that story", it is not because she is trying to demean a classic love story. ...

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Movies, books, and other forms of media have identified and established many different archetypes. An archetype is "an original pattern or model from which all things of the same type are representations or copies" ("Archetype"). The archetype of a hero has been modified tremendously throughout Holl...

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