Fairytales

Fighting for a Fairytale. I ate cake at least twice a day, every day for 9 months. 35 year old stay at home mum, Nikki Rees, also known, as ‘ActivevlyRees’ is not your typical fitness blogger that we all follow. Over the past couple of years Nikki has been through a tremendous amount but that hasn’t stopped her passion for a fairytale ending. Having created a health and fitness blog and Instagram that inspires a community of women, motivating strangers to live the healthiest life they can, Nikki

expect from relatives. In fairytales, siblings play many roles to progress the stories in ways that make them interesting, exciting, and surprising. How do authors incorporate the siblings into their stories? Are the siblings roles as important as the main character? If the siblings were not in the story would the outcome be different? Do the roles of the siblings represent something other than just a family member? This paper will examine the role that siblings play in fairytales. In the story of Beauty

girls in fairytales From a young age, girls around the world are told that their transition into womanhood will mark an important chapter in their lives. It guides a young girl from innocence to experience and is characterized through her attainment of self-responsibility and her newly found maturity. This milestone in a girl’s life is often explored through different adaptations during different time periods of our history; for example, we often see the subject being explored in fairytales. In Jacob

Innocence Vs. Maturity in Fairytales In the article ‘Into the Woods’: How Disney Tiptoed Around Johnny Depp’s Creepy, Sexualized Song,” Ashley Lee thoroughly displays the underlying motif of sexuality in a song part of a controversial portrayal of the children's tale, Little Red Riding Hood. In this article, Lee describes the way the song “Hello Little Girl” alludes to more mature topics than what may meet the eye of a young child, as well as the efforts of the directors to handle this bold topic

Bel Canto: An Unrealistic Fairytale Bel Canto is a drama induced romance novel written by Ann Patchett. The main character of the story is Roxanne Coss, an opera singer who, along with a plethora of other unique characters, finds herself suddenly taken hostage while performing at a private birthday party in an unnamed South American country. The specific location, we are told, is the vice-presidential palace, complete with all the luxuries and exclusivities that political dignitaries and wealthy

When a child does something wrong, an older, wiser adult is always there to scold them for the wrongdoing. Inevitably, they are then forced to accept the punishment and guilt that it bears. However, when they transform into an adult, they are the old, wise adult, and no one is there to scold them. It must be found within themselves to discern the sin committed and hold the guilt within their own hearts, but then also forgive themselves for it, of which it is much easier to do as a child. If unforgiven

As a child, my favorite story growing up was not the typical fairytales of most kids youth. My older brother would often tell me his favorite stories from the X-Men. The kind, wise, and caring Professor X, constantly at odds with the cruel and cunning Magneto were the backdrop to many of the stories I was told at that time. Only as I grew older did I realize how much of deeper meaning those tales had within them, and the lessons it held. The conflict between mutants and humans mirror that of the

Aladdin is a fairytale of a scrappy thief who gets into harmless hijinks with his best friend and monkey Abu in the fictional city of Agrabrah. The whole point of Aladdin’s narrative is that he, unlike everyone else in Agrabrah, has great potential. Aladdin is worthy enough to enter a cave so magical it is named the Cave of Wonders. Aladdin, as the audience is told, is better than the local merchants selling food tin order to support their families. He is better than the guards, who were hired by

individuals purchasing these Disney costumes, toys, candy, and other related items for their children. Our society today accepts Disney and their culture of entertainment as a part of a child’s childhood experience without second thought. Elements of the fairytale of Cinderella has adapted over time to please the culture in which it is told; yet in today’s culture, adaptation to these elements is taken to where it has never been. In “The Princess Paradox,” James Poniewozik says, “You can have the girly dream

I want to believe in fairytales. In magic and make believe. In heroes and happy endings and all things impossible. I want to. And once in a rare, whimsical while I succeed. For a brief, passing moment I will believe that carousels can come to life, and unicorns with wings will carry me to the other side of the sun. That miracles will happen, and all dreams can come true. It is a lovely daydream that I always wish could remain just a little while longer. A beautiful daydream too fragile to withstand