Fairy Tales Unit 4 Analysis

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I have chosen unit 4 to discuss the major points to show the most important concepts advance in this class. In unit 4 we learn about fairy tales, stories where characters face many challenges and use magic to achieve a lifestyle of their dreams.(Unit 4 Notes) Fairy tales originated in the 17th century in France.(Unit 4 Notes) These story plots used the feudalism terms of their time.(Unit 4 Notes) Back then people were split into groups based on money and power; peasants, clergy, or nobility.(Unit 4 Notes) Without these groups, most fairy tales would not exist. This is important because most fights were a result of the differences between these groups. In unit 4 we were asked to answer a few questions about different fairy tale stories

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