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As the song continues, she says, “But now I’ve seen both my parents play out the hands they were dealt and as each year goes by I know more about how my father must have felt.”(5-8). The term “play out the hands they were dealt” symbolizes situations in life her parents have gone through and how they faced them. As a young child, she knew the anger her mother felt for her dad, but not how her father felt. Now that she is older, she is aware of his side of the story and as she gains understanding, she forgives her dad for leaving. This quote relates to the theme because she was able to forgive once she understood what happened in the past. In addition the chorus says, “I know what all the fighting was for and I just want you to understand I’m not angry anymore.”(11-12). This quote, which repeats many times throughout the song, is the author's way of proving a significant point. The anger she held was preventing her from moving on from this situation. After overcoming her resentment, she was able to not only forgive, but understand the cause of the fighting. This emphasizes her moving on because she is not angry

Fairy Tales are not just stories that parents tell to their children, but stories with hidden valuable messages which are mostly left on a side. In the article “An Introduction to Fairy Tales,” Maria Tatar clearly explains how people need fairy tales in their lives. Tatar also states how fairy tales have the ability to take the listener, especially children’s, into a journey in which they can play with their imagination so that they can discover their deepest fears and wishes. Personally I agree with the author, because of the fact that in an individual’s lives as they get older, they will try to define themselves, sometimes comparing their own life with a character from their favorite story or Fairy Tale.

The power of the imagination is one of the most under-appreciated capabilities that human kind has. Though it is broadly under-estimated, it is essential to exercise the imagination consciously and unconsciously in order to achieve in-depth understandings of the creative world. After analyzing the individual components that make up fairy tales and the gothic, it becomes evident that these two genres are unified into one blended genre full of interplay on innovation and underlying meanings. Both fairy tales and the gothic genre have similar imaginative aspects, symbols and motifs that interact in unison.

Thomas Foster explains to his audience that many authors link their stories back to fairy tales because most people are familiar with children stories. The authors that do add allusions to their work do so by reusing patterns and details, not by recreating the story. This adds depth to their work that most people now can understand. Once the reader finds the reference, then he or she must question its presence to fully reveal the meaning of the

The understanding of fairy folklore is necessary when looking at the motive of Michael Cleary. Fairy legends run abundantly throughout Irish Oral tradition

To start off, the first stanza in her song represents a sense of how unavoidable change is and how the confusion of the bond combined with the stress of the blame game can lead to a doomed

see. Through it she sees all that she could be and everything that she could have. But she says

Not all folktales are fairy tales, but all fairy tales are folktales (Brewer). Fairy tales are a product of the folk (Bottigheimer). Fairy tales initially referred to tales about fairies, but the Grimms reconceptualized the genre (Bottigheimer). Fairy tales now mean “...magical tales, folktales… anecdotes, animal tales, jests, burlesques, and legends” (Bottigheimer). They represent the passage from youth to adulthood, which is a topic of continued interest young to old (Brewer). “Only since the eighteenth century in West Europe have fairy tales been...” meant for kids (Brewer). The things that draw people in are the fun stories with lessons and the encouragement of self-esteem and confidence (Brewer). Kids like fairy tales because they convey “...the idea that if we persist, if we keep our nerve and our wits about us, are kind to the apparently weak and unfortunate, we shall win through, shall grow up” (Brewer). They also have fantasy and daydreaming at heart (Brewer). A lot of adult literature that deals with serious topics such as death also include an underlying fairy tale story to make it more appealing and easier to deal with (Brewer). Some well-known fairy tales are Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Puss in Boots, The Golden Goose and Jack and the Beanstalk. According to Brewer, fairy tales usually have patterns. The hero or heroine suffers from a disadvantage called a lack. They face adversity, and adventure follows. Oftentimes, the protagonist commits a fault, but “...overcomes it by ingenuity, bravery, and industry.” The motivation of their driving force can be found in family drama, desires, or something symbolic. In the end, the protagonist almost always finds a mate. There is frequent gender-stereotyping in fairy tales as well. They are still recognizable even when altered, because although “...so variable in detail, the main lines are clear”

The tradition of storytelling is as old as civilization itself. Man has always been fond of adventures and legends. Tales from epics have been sung by bards in all parts of the world. The Iliad, as a story, has existed long before Homer put it to paper. Owing to our intellectual prowess, humans have been capable of deciphering countless number of phenomenon. However, that which we could not account for, we feared or worshiped, labeling it as other-worldly. When man assigned the unintelligible as supernatural, he was absolutely smitten. He created fantasy- a world full of fairies, gnomes, sprites, monsters and ghosts- all inducing emotions of either wonder, delight, or horror. Jack Zipes in his work Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion, emphasizing on the origin of fairy tales, states, "Though it is impossible to trace the historical origins and evolution of fairy tales to a particular time and place, we do know that humans began telling tales as soon

Neil Gaiman’s Snow, Glass, Apples takes all prior knowledge about what a fairy tale generally consists of and ignores it. Breaking down all barriers of what is considered the typical fairy tale format, Gaiman does not shy away from delving into the taboos of society.

As a first argument, supporting that fairy tales should be read to children, it must be mentioned that fairy tales and

For decades, we have been exposed to a seemingly harmless components of fairy tales. The happy endings, love at first sight, charming princes and beautiful princesses are only some of the most common elements found in fairy tale stories. Researchers believe that its origin dates back to 16th to 17th century. For hundreds of years, fairy tale stories have provided entertainment and inspiration to young children around the globe. If we were to examine how men, women, and children’s role are portrayed in these stories, what patterns would we notice, and how would we interpret them? Does prolonged exposure to these make believe stories affect a child’s socio-psychological development? How do they help shape our perception of reality? Perception

In Tatar’s article, An Introduction to Fairy Tales, she draws us in by describing childhood books as “sacred objects.” She takes a quote from Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. describing how the stories give lessons about what a child subconsciously knows - “that human nature is not innately good, that conflict is real, that life is harsh before it is happy - and thereby reassure them about their own fears and their own sense of self,” (Tatar 306). She describes how many adults long for the simplicity of enjoying those stories in their childhoods, only to realize that they outgrew them, and instead have been introduced to reality. The original stories were more for adults rather than for children. Nowadays, stories have been adapted to be more suitable for children. Fairy tales may allow a kid to wonder due to their charm, but they also can

Fairy tales have passed from generation to generation, almost as a rite of passage, throughout western civilization. Whether it is the tales of the Grimm Brothers’ or modern Disney versions, fairy tales have permeated society for ages. The question is whether they are merely stories told to children for entertainment or something more. Every tale offers children morals to live up to such as not trusting strangers to being kind to animals. Are morals all that are provided though? Fairy tales seem to have a much more lasting effect on a child’s psyche than simply a lesson learned.

Comprehending her lyrics, one may perceive from the understanding that her intended audience is actually anyone who may be feeling the same way as her and the effect in which she wishes to have upon them is to be like her in the