Fairy tales are what generations have grown up with, beginning with the Disney princesses including Red Riding Hood. Nadine Gordimer’s short story “Once Upon a Time” started out happy and ended abrupt and depressing. The majority of fairytales have a happy ending and overall teaches a lesson. In most fairy tales, the story begins with … Read more
Fairytales Do fairy tales really exist? “I believe in fairy tales,” Said Abigail. Abigail is a young, innocent girl trapped in a modern and cruel world. She attends school at Carolina High School and Academy. Sometimes while in school she feels different, so she creates her own surrealistic world to get out of the real … Read more
Albert Einstein once said “if you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. ” Fairy tales can help children build their coping mechanisms. In the story, “Fairy Tales and the Existential Predicament” written by Bruno Bettelheim, states that fairy … Read more
“The Goose Girl” by the Grimm Brothers is a fairy tale about a princess who is sent out on a journey by her mother. The princess is to meet her betrothed who lives far away at another kingdom. She was sent on the journey so she can marry the prince. Before the princess goes on … Read more
The rule following, intelligent girl, goes by the name of Alex Bailey. In the book, “The Land of Stories,” written by Chris Colfer, Alex is on a search for the most wanted criminal in all of the kingdoms, the Masked Man. Alex had reason to believe that the Masked Man is her late father, who … Read more
Fabia Ling-Yuan Lin in her chapter ‘Cartoon’s Hyperrealism’ of her book Doubling the Duality (2014) explains the issue with realism within animation by means of a case study. Like the other texts, she explains at first the meaning of hyper-realism, using Lister’s text as a secondary source. She emphasises that in order to understand the … Read more
SANTA INCORPORATED is a family friendly holiday tale. The goal of saving Christmas is clear. The idea of saving Christmas isn’t considered highly unique, but it’s a tried and true holiday concept that will always be around. However, with that said, to be successful the story should really offer an original point of view or … Read more
Fairy tales have remained popular in various cultures. They are often regarded as stories meant for children, but adults still enjoy them. Recently, fairy tales have been incorporated in shows such as Supernatural, or completely reimagined and revamped into shows based entirely on the fairy tales, such as Once Upon a Time and Grimm. These … Read more
“Books are uniquely portable magic,” Stephen King wrote in On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. I quite agree with this view. In retrospect, the genres of books which I read gradually varied as of aged. Additionally, those books which I have read, broadened my horizon and improved my comprehension ability to some degree. When … Read more
A fairy tale is a short story that typically includes fantasy characters; known to be one of the most well-read genres, including ‘classic’ tales such as Cinderella, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast and Sleeping Beauty. However, this popular genre has influenced the roles of men and women. In our society men and women are … Read more