Genre Essays

Don’t judge a book by its cover. Beauty and The Best is a well know fairytale that has this hidden concept. The best-known version of the story, popularized through Disney, is Madame de Beaumont’s version. The book goes in depth with the two main characters Belle as Beauty and Prince Adam as The Beast. Both […]

Fairy tale is a basically a fantasy story about traditions and norms which covers various aspect of a society and culture. The fairy tales often involve marvelous elements and occurances and miracles that happen throughout the story. Fairy tales are often set in settings that are geographically vague and ambiguous as most of the story […]

“I remember growing up and feeling there is not a lot of room for acceptance. You are taught at a very early age to conform to certain things. It is a situation that is very prevalent and starts from day one at school: this person’s smart, this person’s not smart, this persons good at sport, […]

‘Shrek’, what can I say about Shrek? It is one of the most successful animated films ever screened, if not the most successful. Shrek has cleaned up at the box office and even stole the first ever Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film from Pixar’s Monsters Inc. So what makes Shrek so unique and so […]

In the 1800s, belief in spirits and the supernatural was common. This increased the appeal and triumph of gothic tales because they were seen as believable. The period experienced a boost in spiritualism as many individuals lost their faith in Christianity since the Church could not rationalize the presence of ghosts. As a result, people […]

In most traditional fairytales there is a good character and a bad one. The bad character is usually ugly with a distinctive feature like a scar. These characters usually put a beautiful woman in danger or distress. The good character, the prince traditionally rescues her after defeating the evil villain. The prince is usually good […]

The film ‘Shrek’ is the first ever fairytale animation. It was hugely successful in the box office. It made 52 million dollars on its opening weekend. It’s based on a mixture of different fairytales. This film subverts the conventions of a normal fairytale in order to expose the unrealistic portrayal of the fairy tale world. […]

The film ‘Shrek’ is a film that appeals to a wide range of audiences. Although it is a fairytale itself it parodies fairytales and Disney. The film has many genres mixed together which you wouldn’t find in other films. Firstly the film comes across as a fairytale book at the beginning when shrek is telling […]

With their idealistic storylines and faultless protagonists, fairytales have always had a certain effect on a reader. These fantasies have a way of pulling a reader out of reality, and disconnecting them from true-to-life outcomes. Unlike real life, fairytales never fail to provide a happy ending. For example, as Fay Weldon accurately puts it, “Mere […]

When we live in the world we live in, there will be conflict, confrontation, and a solution. Often times, when it is a matter of someone being offended, this results in censorship of whatever happened, or the artwork that was displayed. That is not always a bad thing though, for example the Grimm brothers’ children’s […]

Are the Disney tales having a good or bad effect on children? Fairy tales are very old; many of them had been orally passed on through the centuries, and evolved a lot. This kind of story, initially intended for children, often involved some fanciful creatures or extraordinary adventures. Fairy tales might include a moralistic stance […]

For the purpose of this behavior analysis paper I chose the fairy tale character of Cinderella to analyze. Cinderella is a very familiar cartoon character among young children, especially young girls. Cinderella is a young woman who lives with her step-mother, who is often described as evil, and her two spoiled step-sisters. Unfortunately for Cinderella, […]

Sandy and her beautiful sisters – analyses “Sandy and her beautiful sisters” is a short story written by Antonio Fraser. It is a rewriting of the classic fairy tale Cinderella. The story tells me, that being beautiful isn’t equal to being happy or to have a good life. The protagonist Sandy is a character with […]

1.The iris of them is Victorian, and dates from 1874. 2 The most recent of them, Jane Champion’s film The Piano, amply acknowledges the popularity of the story of Blueberry in Victorian Britain while itself offering a very strange dream- reconstruction of Victorian pioneer society in New Zealand. In fact, it can even be argued […]

As part of my major assignment, I had to modify a text and discuss my planning and thought processes in an oral presentation. The specific text I chose for examination was the fairy tale “Hansel and Greeter” by the Brothers Grimm. Known for their contributions to fairy tales, riddles, and children’s stories, the Brothers Grimm […]

The concept of the Cinderella story is not exclusive to the animated tale most people are familiar with. Throughout history and across cultures, various versions of the Cinderella story have captivated both children and adults. The release of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ animated film in 1950 solidified the Cinderella story in the minds of many […]

The story of “Briar Rose” by Jane Yolen is a heartrending story about the Holocaust intertwined with a fairytale. Yolen draws the audience into the world of the novel “Briar Rose” though the use of intertextuality, storytelling and an interwoven narrative structure. These distinctive textual qualities engages the readers to experience Becca the protagonist’s Journey […]

Last year, I had the opportunity to participate in a German fairy tale in Christmas Berlin. It was an extraordinary experience due to both the city’s beauty and the amazing company I had. We all understand that the people we spend our free time with greatly influence its quality. Instead of focusing on Berlin’s charm, […]

A human being contains a lot of qualities. Like feelings which is a very big part of a human. We can feel happiness, sorrow, anger but we can also feel the conscience and the guilt. Anger can result in bad behavior and bad behavior can result in the feeling of guilt. No matter what we […]

Walton writes to his sister, Margaret Saville, about his voyage to the North Pole, which plans him to leave St. Petersburg, Russia for Archangel. He finds a ship and gathers men to sail with him, but realizing that he is lonely and longs for a friend. When the ship is stuck on ice, his crew […]

The Effect of Temperature on the plot in One Day in the Life of Ivan and The Strangers One Day in the Life of Ivan by Dos. was a very successful book with many literary devices. The story is told in fist person at times and in third person in other. Dos. has incorporated many […]

One of the most famous plays ever to hit Broadway, “The Phantom of the Opera” written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, is a classic that no one can deny to be amazing. Its brilliant plot of a distorted musical genius that haunts an opera house in Paris and unconsciously helps a beautiful woman with her singing […]