LGTB Fairytales

In the article, Feminism and Fairy Tales, Karen Rowe focuses on the impact that fairy tales have on relationships and expectations for women today. One may wonder why it is love that is so prominent in fairy tales, rather than something else. However, Rowe provides the answer in her writing by saying, “…marriage is an estate long sanctioned by culture and theoretically attainable by all women” (356). Rowe suggests that many women dream of some day meeting their own Prince Charming and essentially writing their own fairy tale. Where, in order to do so, fairy tales have led them to believe that there is such thing as a perfect love, that marriage saves a woman from the harsh realities in life, and that life only truly begins with marriage.

In his evaluation of Little Red Riding Hood, Bill Delaney states, “In analyzing a story . . . it is often the most incongruous element that can be the most revealing.” To Delaney, the most revealing element in Little Red Riding Hood is the protagonist’s scarlet cloak. Delaney wonders how a peasant girl could own such a luxurious item. First, he speculates that a “Lady Bountiful” gave her the cloak, which had belonged to her daughter. Later, however, Delaney suggests that the cloak is merely symbolic, perhaps representing a fantasy world in which she lives.

I know they say that every fairytale starts with “Once upon a time…” but honestly this fairytale happened last week and it won’t be all that magical to tell you. I guess I should probably introduce myself right? Hi, I’m Cinderella. I’m just your average blonde who looses glass slippers at balls. Don’t let me fool you though. This story has absolutely nothing to do with me. I’m just the narrator.

Triumphant reward in spite of unjust punishment is a universal sentiment that transcends languages and cultures. There are thousands of folktales and fairy tales that are firmly rooted in individual cultures, yet the tale of Cinderella has been told through many centuries and throughout the far corners of the world. With thousands of versions of this classic tale in print worldwide, the tale is believed to have originated with the story of Rhodopis, a Greek slave girl who is married to an Egyptian King. The story of Rhodopis, which means rosy-cheeks, dates back to 7 BC and is attributed to a Greek geographer named Strabo. The Chinese variation of this fairy tale is named Yeh-hsien. The Chinese version is traceable to the year 860 and appears in Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang by Duan Chengshi. Yeh-hsien is a young girl, motherless and in the control of her stepmother, who befriends a treasured fish. The jealous step-mother kills the fish, but it’s bones provide Yeh-hsien with magical powers, eventually enabling Yeh-hsien to escape the control of her step-mother for a royal life. The Story of the Black Cow which is found within the pages of Folk Tales from the Himalayas by John Murray, published in 1906, the child who is mistreated by a stepmother is a male and the role of savior is portrayed by a snake, with a cow serving as the moral of the story, faithfulness. These two versions of Cinderella carry many common threads that are

Everything from music, to movies, and fairytales has been influenced by society. More specifically, society has influenced the Grimm Brothers fairy tales. The Grimm Brothers fairy tales would be considered dark and gruesome by today’s standards. Parents would not allow their own children near the stories, which caused society to give the tales a more PG feeling. The tales changed and became what we know them as today. Disney has played a major role in creating the innocent versions that today’s early generations have experienced. While they rarely admit it, societies, such as Disney, caused the original works of the Grimm Brothers to be overshadowed by their infantile adaptations.

In the famous story of Cinderella, what do you think is the theme or main lesson of Cinderella? The theme of Cinderella is bad people never succeed and good people will always prevail. The Grimm Brothers Cinderella presents the theme of the Cinderella Archetype the best. The three different examples that best present the theme in Grimm Brothers Cinderella are a bird takes out both of the stepsisters’ eyes for mistreating Cinderella poorly, making fun of Cinderella and not giving her a dress , and making Cinderella be their maid and in the end the stepsisters’ miserably live with no eyes and with either no heels or no toes.

Life lessons stick with people throughout their life even if they're derived from children's stories. There are valuable lessons in three versions of Cinderella, a beloved fairy tale around the world. Grimm’s version of “Cinderella” published in 1812 was a very momentous tale among youngins in Germany. Korea's version of “Cinderella” published in 1990 was a widespread tale amount children in Korea. Disney’s depiction of “Cinderella” was a popular tale amount kids in America. In each variation of “Cinderella”- Grimm, Korea, and Disney one valuable theme stands out among all others.

Regina has a slim, toned body. She is 5’5 but always wears heels making her much taller. She has big milky brown eyes and dark brown hair. In the Enchanted Forest she has very extravagant clothing, but in the town of Storybrooke, Maine, where they are cursed to live, she wears more refined clothing and business

During a school play of Snow White, Ludo locks Sophie (who plays Snow White) in the bathroom, puts on her Snow White dress, and plays Snow White in the play.

In the novel, “Cinderella”, the brothers Grimm described the bird coming to aid Cinderella, so she may go to the ball. However, the fantasy aspect of something coming to your rescue does not always occur. The authors state, “Then the bird threw a gold and silver dress down to her, and slippers embroidered with silk and silver. She put on the dress with all speed, and went to the festival.” (Grimm and Grimm).The birds can be characterized as a type of fairy godmother that comes to assist Cinderella in overcoming her wicked stepmother and stepsisters. However, in today's society, not many people have the opportunity to get assistance in achieving a desire they wish to have. Many would argue that Cinderella could have just wished to have a better

She’s known as the half of “Twilight’s” teen romance couple - Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. But she also made her mark in several other movies, such as the re-imagined “Snow White” fairytale.

Sean Maguire, the one who steals from the rich and gives to the poor, has been promoted as well. We can plan on seeing more drama between the threesome; including sisters, Regina and Zelena, and Robin Hood. Maguire strongly believes that Regina and Robin’s love will make it through this season, even though Robin was tricked into having a baby with Regina’s evil sister. “They have already been through so much that if I was a betting man I would say they’re probably going to stay together,” he said. Michael Socha will not be returning to the show, so that leaves the door wide open for Rumpelstiltskin, played by Robert Carlyle, to swoop in and steal Belle’s heart once again. “ I would be surprised if the writers let this relationship go,” Carlyle said. He adds that he doesn’t foresee them rekindling the flame in the first half of the season, but probably in the second

1. What is the genre of this story? Are there any other possible genres this story could fall into?

Fairy tales have been embedded into our culture and date back before recorded times, they provide a source of entertainment and imagination for children. Despite today’s fairy tales having positive moral intentions they have been adapted from earlier versions which often can be very different and much more sinister. The fairy tale “Sun, Moon, and Talia” by Giambattista Basile formed the basis for the more commonly known Disney interpretation called the “Sleeping Beauty” however they are vastly different, Basile’s original is a very dark and twisted story compared to the Disney version.

As we grow up, we hear fairy tales and we read them into our lives. Every word and every image is imprinted into our minds. The fairy tales we read are never abandoned. They grow with us and our dreams become molds of the many morals and happily ever afters fairy tales display. We tell children fairy tales when they go to sleep and they read them in school and we even have them watch Disney adaptions that reinforce them further. Generally, they were everywhere while we grew up and they continue to be present while children are growing up now. But what influence do these stories have? We casually expose our children to these tales, but in some cases they can have particularly, harmful personal effects on them, although there is nothing completely or visibly “bad” about them or about the characters in them. Before we divulge our youth to these stories, we should assess their substance and see what sort of effect they may be having on them. They have received so much scrutiny and have been studied by many. Recognizing fairy tales effects on the minds of children is vital in their development. This paper will focus on the underlying messages that the average person wouldn’t recognize in these everyday stories. There’s a modern distort with fairy tales because while they still are widely popular with the youth, they influence children’s self images, outlooks on reality and expectations for their futures, especially for young women.