Comparing the Stories N&N. Differences -the story actually refers to the evil stepmother as a b*itch more than once -the step mother wanted to get rid the children, not becuase the family would all starve otherwise, but because she hated them -instead of the siblings finding a candy house, the brother is found by a prince and the sister is found by a pirate king -the siblings were rescued MUCH quicker (due to the prince's hunting dogs) -they were actually separated from each other for (an assumed) few years, not a few days -the sister was "eaten" by a fish at one point -the prince turned king was the one that reunited the siblings with each other, with their father, and punished the step mother. -was written by Italian poet and fairytale …show more content…
-the step mother hates the son, but loves the daughter Similarities: +is also by The Brothers Grimm and German in origin, like Hansel and Gretel +involves a loving birth mother dying and being replaced by an evil step mother, like in N&N +food is used to lure the children into trouble +the brother is (possibly) the older sibling, like in Hansel and Gretel Hansel and Gretel Differences -invoves a witch and a candy house -the children are actually taken out twice -they only know why because they listened in (the siblings in N&N were told by their father why he had to abandon them) -the wife wanted to leave the children so the family wouldn't starve to death -constantly changes due to changes in time -involves a part where the siblings ride a duck to safety -the siblings stay together or are only temporarily separated -the story has a character named 'wife' and contains no real mention of wheter or not that's their blood mother or step mother -the story actually says what the father's job was (he was a woodcutter) -was revised and re-released -is still used, story wise, to this day -the parents actually hesitated before really deciding to abandon thier children Similarities +is also German and by The Brothers Grimm, like The Juniper
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...olent incidences contrast in specific details and their fathers personas, both children lose their innocence and gain the experience and knowledge to question life and make logical decisions.
They made many mistakes but don’t seem to care much because they know their children will forgive them. Jeannette 's mother sees her weakness for her father and uses it against her. When ever she messed up she told the kids they “should forgive her the same way [they] always forgave Dad for is drink”(174). She expects them to forgive her just like they forgive their dad because she knows they always think the best of them. She messes up endless amounts of time but the kids forgive them every time because they care about them. They are very selfish, and exploit their kids love. Her father knows she has “a soft spot for him the way no one else in the family did, and he took advantage of it”(209). Jeannette know knows her dad is using her for her forgiveness, but she doesn’t seem to mind because she loves him so much. Her parents use their love to get what they want, and since the kids unconditionally love them. Her mother and father constantly need Jeannette’s help and love, more than she needs theirs. If jeannette ever says no they become disappointed and make her feel bad. But since they are family, they always stick
As a small child, about two years old, Lizzie's mother died. Her father, Andrew, married again. Lizzie did not like her stepmother even though she did not really remember her real mother at all. She never really accepted her stepmother as the person who raised her. And then one afternoon they were robber sunk in the house a...
Once a slave, Nanny tells of being raped by her master, an act from which Janie’s mother was brought into the world. With a
This story speaks of a married woman who fell in love with a man who was not her husband. She bore this man a child and realized that she could not live without him. In the event, she decides to leave her husband to be with the child’s father. However, there is only one problem and that is that she has two other children by her husband. She has a daughter who is 9 years old and is very mature for her age, and a darling son who is 5 years old. As she leaves to restart her life again with this other man, the 5 year old son is left behind to stay with his dad, and the little girl is tragically killed by a pack of wolves. The little boy is devastated by his mom’s decision to leave him behind. He is constantly haunted by dreams and images that come to his mind surrounding his mother’s...
In the classic story of “Cinderella”, a beautiful young woman is treated badly but in the end lives happily ever after with a prince. The French version of “Cinderella” is romantic and happy, where the Cinderella character forgives her bad stepsisters by finding them husbands and allowing them to live in the palace with her and the prince. However, in the German version of “Cinderella” by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the stepsisters are violently punished for mistreating Cinderella.
The Authors of the Literary Fairy Tale When asked to name authors of fairy tales, most people now (if they
was no mother figure spoke of, just her father, which she lived with alone other then
Throughout history people have always been telling stories, whether it is how some ones day went or something strange they saw. One place that has a particularly strong connection with storytelling is Ireland. Telling stories in Ireland was usually for entertainment told at a bar or by the fire in a friend’s home to hear what someone else saw or experienced leaving one with new knowledge. Fairy- legends were stories that were told quite often in conversational type settings telling people something they had heard of experienced about the fairies. The people of Ireland used to strongly believe in the fairies during the nineteenth century. Fairies are not human but look somewhat similar to us except that are usually a lot paler. They live their
“The Walt Disney Company is a powerful economic and cultural phenomenon known throughout the United States and the world as a provider of family entertainment (Maltin, 1, 308). Its media and entertainment holdings establish it as a central communicator in contemporary life. As such, it provides many of the first narratives children use to learn about the world� (Ward, 1). Disney has always been family oriented making it one of the main attractions of reading something Disney. They always have an innocent feeling to their stories, which makes it more appealing for children. But in Vietnamese fairytales a family oriented story may be somewhat gory or violent. “The stories from Vietnam tell us about their culture, their beliefs, and their determination throughout time� (Ly, 1). The 1950 version of “Cinderella�, written by Walter Disney and adapted by Campbell Grant, has some differences and similarities to the Vietnamese “Tam and Cam�, by Vo Van Thang and Jim Larsen. They differ in their violent content in their stories but similarly have a great deal of magic included and also both have prevalent characters to help them find their way.
Marie, who is a product of an abusive family, is influenced by her past, as she perceives the relationship between Callie and her son, Bo. Saunders writes, describing Marie’s childhood experiences, “At least she’d [Marie] never locked on of them [her children] in a closet while entertaining a literal gravedigger in the parlor” (174). Marie’s mother did not embody the traditional traits of a maternal fig...
Shining is about a family of 3 that heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and
I chose to research the genre of fairytales because the genre retold by Grimm’s caught my attention. Fairytales in modern day usually have a happy ending after the good versus evil concept. Rapunzel specifically, isn’t told in its original form.Theres much more darkness and even though happily ever after is in play, not all fairytales end that way. Fairytales have much more depth than people realize in modern day. It portrays the real struggles we face growing up. In Rapunzel, her mother gave her away and she was raised by an enchantress who locked her away. This very much explains child abandonment or a child that has been given up for adoption and the things they face growing up.Theres a connection between these fairytales and real life situations .Fairytales have a way of expressing real life situations in a way that uses a few elements that help tell the story in a way children can understand. Some of the elements include: magic, morals, royalty and love.
By Deanna Bosley, Certified Parenting Educator. “Parents as Teachers - Teach Life Skills to Your Child.” The Center for Parenting Education, http://centerforparentingeducation.org/library-of-articles/responsibility-and-chores/teaching-children/.