Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

children’s stories; however they have gradually become recent in popular culture. There are many versions of the fairy tales told with movies, books, and songs recounting the familiar stories as well as phrases alluding to them. The story of “Jack and the Beanstalk” is a perfect example of this. In many versions of the tale the tale Jack is seen as a kid who was trying to do what was best for his mother. In the original story by Joseph Jacobs there are more important moral lessons and the story is more

Jack Mehoff S. Nuttickler English 110 2/8/10 Fairy Tale Essay-Assignment #2 “Jack and the Beanstalk” is a fairy tale designed to entertain children and teach them a moral story that they can relate to while growing up. I believe this story teaches children appropriate moral lessons and inappropriate ones. An appropriate lesson being not to be greedy and be pleased with what you have, and the inappropriate one being that if you do not think before your actions you will be rewarded, and that

Different versions of fairy tales are often created in order to adapt the elements and message of the story to the cultural values of a new audience. Andrew Lang’s version of “Jack and the Beanstalk” in The Red Fairy Book (1890) introduces a new aspect to the protagonist’s origins to justify Jack’s actions and alter the moral to encourage risk-taking and entrepreneurialism. This new moral resonates with the audience of post-industrial revolution 19th century Scotland and reflects the capitalistic

regulations are constantly being imposed on them by living in a patriarchal society. Much like in Jack and the Beanstalk by Joseph Jacobs. Jack's mother, a nameless woman who is either referred to as the "poor widow " or "Jack's mother", is one of the two women in the story who has undoubtedly been astronomically reduced to this hysterical and emotional character whose sole purpose is to be a nurturer to Jack and fulfill her motherly duties at home while her young son is to get a job and ultimately

Jack shows growth in realizing two wrongs don’t make a right, stealing is wrong, and that you’re never alone. The Baker realized he should have appreciated his wife more and done more to help her with the baby. Cinderella realized that looks can be deceiving

connected to any part of it. At that point, the Great Wall was just as realistic and impactful as the famed mythical beanstalk portrayed in "Jack and the Beanstalk". I connected to both "stories" on the same level. All of that changed once I saw the Great Wall in person and walked on those uneven stairs. I saw the obvious advantage it gave to Chinese warriors during wartime and it all felt real.

love to see the little guy triumph over a giant. It is a timeless underdog story that gives us a sense of superiority as we watch the often-times relatable character combat their foe, whether it be inner demons or a literal monster. In Lewis Carol’s poem “Jabberwocky”, we see a young boy combat the dreaded creature and ultimately kill it, reigning victorious. In the song “Giants in the Sky” from Into the Woods, we hear young Jack ramble on about his grand adventure above the clouds to the confused Baker

him up in the middle of the night, he responds to find himself embroiled in one of the biggest murder mysteries of his career. His client came home from playing poker to stumble upon his entire family of two daughters and wife murdered. Given his story about the time he left his game does not add up with the time he arrived home, he is the main suspect in the killings.

that some of the stories were too magical and real for her to read. He knew that something might happen that

reasons he gives to support his argument are the story's are a wrong depiction of the gods and the fact that young people will not be able to decipher what is real and what is fiction from these stories. Socrates states that many of these stories give an “erroneous representation of the gods.” The gods were a huge part of ancient culture, so any story Socrates saw as defaming