A Story Teller’s Strategies “The Goose Girl” and “Godfather death” are both fairly tales collected by William and Jacob Grimm also known as the Grimm Brothers. In these two stories it is safe for one to say that these brothers modified the stories to fit a universal timeline. There is nothing in the stories that indicate a specific period of time. These brothers have approached the two stories with different strategies using specifically distinct characters, in other to influence a wider audience as to how different the world can be and how we individuals make a great impact to shaping the world as a whole. To explain, “the Goose girl” tell us about a Young beautiful princess who was, passive, meek and trustworthy. These elements are portrayed in many places in the story “But the king’s daughter was humble. She said nothing and mounted her horse again (Grimm).”As is, a person can conclude that this story targets the young and makes them believe that when one is pure good, humble and obedient, the reward would always be in a positive regard. An adult knows that this is not always the case rather it can make a person more vulnerable to external threats and influences from others which they may even be superior over. On the other hand, the chambermaid in the “Goose Girl” sends a message to the world as to why a person should not be the opposite of passive, meek and humble. Although, the story tellers do not declare either way, it is safe to assume that the chambermaid was loyal to the queen and the princess in her kingdom. Later on in the outside world she starts to show where she would prefer to be in life. She obviously never liked being a chambermaid but could not oppose the Queen in the Palace. From the story, a person can ... ... middle of paper ... ...characters in respect to how a person lives his or her everyday life. The princess in “the Goose Girl” utilizes the strategy of being good and gaining reward while the chamber maid is meant to show why a person should not be bad or have evil thoughts at all. At the same time, “the Godfather Death” tell people that nothing good comes easy and that person should not allow greed to have an overcoming influence toward him or her. Works Cited story: Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. “The Goose-Girl.” Kinder-und Hausmarchen. 7th ed. D.L. Ashliman, trans. Berlin: n.p., 1857. Print. Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. “Godfather Death.” Kinder-und Hausmarchen. 7th ed. D.L. Ashliman, trans. Berlin: n.p., 1857. Print. illustration: Scharl, Josef. The Complete Grimm’s Fairy Tales. New York: Pantheon Books, 1994. Print.
Have you heard of the book Maniac Magee? Maniac Magee becomes an orphan at the age of three. His parents died in a trolley accident and ran away after living with his aunt and uncle for 8 years. Maniac’s real name is Jeffrey. He is a kind hearted person who is athletic and he’s always thinking about others. Maniac has trouble finding a permanent home and being accepted in the black community even though he’s white. In both the movie and book they have similarities and differences.
Which is caused by the narrator having a male perspective. The narrator does not give the women and credit or redeeming qualities. All the women follow a general stereotype. If they tried to break away from the stereotype, they would me more important and influential characters. Paquette, a chambermaid in the Baron’s castle, is described as “a pretty and obedient brunette” (5). She is identified obedient not because of her job as a chambermaid, but because she is willing to exploit her soul and body to the men around the castle. In regards to the old woman, she doesn’t even have an actual name, which does not matter since is ugly and useless. The old woman has the mindset that she is; an object; a mistake; a disgrace. That her time has passed as a beautiful useful woman. All the rape and abuse has physically affected her and she is out of luck. In fact, she is lucky if men talk to her, or even look at her without
In “The Truth about Stories”, Thomas King, demonstrate connection between the Native storytelling and the authentic world. He examines various themes in the stories such as; oppression, racism, identity and discrimination. He uses the creational stories and implies in to the world today and points out the racism and identity issues the Native people went through and are going through. The surroundings shape individuals’ life and a story plays vital roles. How one tells a story has huge impact on the listeners and readers. King uses sarcastic tone as he tells the current stories of Native people and his experiences. He points out to the events and incidents such as the government apologizing for the colonialism, however, words remains as they are and are not exchanged for actions. King continuously alerts the reader about taking actions towards change as people tend to be ignorant of what is going around them. At the end people give a simple reason that they were not aware of it. Thus, the author constantly reminds the readers that now they are aware of the issue so they do not have any reason to be ignorant.
In a society unbridled with double standards and set views about women, one may wonder the origins of such beliefs. It might come as a surprise that these ideals and standards are embedded and have been for centuries in the beloved fairy tales we enjoyed reading as kids. In her analytical essay, “To Spin a Yarn: The Female Voice in Folklore and Fairy Tales”, Karen Rowe argues that fairy tales present “cultural norms which exalt passivity, dependency, and self-sacrifice as a female’s cardinal virtues.” Rowe presents an excellent point, which can be supported by versions of the cult classics, “Cinderella” and “Snow White”. Charles Perrault’s “ The Little Glass Slipper” and the Brothers Grimm’s “ Snow White” exemplify the beliefs that females are supposed to be docile, dependent on the male persona and willing to sacrifice themselves. In many cases, when strong female characters are presented they are always contradicting in these characteristics, thus labeled as villainous. Such is the case of the Cinderella’s stepsisters in Perrault’s “Cinderella” and the stepmother in the Brothers Grimm’s “Snow White.” These female characters face judgment and disapproval when they commit the same acts as male characters. With such messages rooted in our beloved fairy tales it is no wonder that society is rampant with these ideals about women and disapprove of women when they try to break free of this mold.
The folk tale of “Little Red Riding Hood” has numerous variations and interpretations depending on what recorded version is being read or analyzed. “Little Red Cap,” by the Grimm Brothers, and “The Grandmother,” as collected by Achille Millien, are different in numerous ways: the depth of the narrative structure, characters involved, length – yet, the moral lesson is largely unchanged between the two versions. One of the more glaring differences between the two versions is the way that the narrator and the actions of the characters are used to describe the young girl, female, and the wolf, male. Being either female or male are matters of biological makeup. The characteristics of femininity and masculinity that are associated with being female or male, however, are socially and culturally defined. How do these different descriptions inform gender construction, and more specifically, how do gender constructions help to naturalize stereotypes within the collective conscience of society?
This modern fairy tale contains diverse characters but none of them are as important as the grandmother. In fact, through her narration the reader gets the basic information concerning the familial context. The story revolves around a grandmother, a mother and a granddaughter, which thus sets the point of view of the story, the grandmother is the narrator therefore the reader gets her perception. Besides the domestic context, the lack of other contextual clues, such as the time or the location of the story, gives room to her story and her final purpose: teaching and, at the same time, protecting her grand-daughter from risks represented by men here symbolized by a wolf. The way this unnamed grandmother reveals her life exemplifies two properties of fairy tale as mentioned by Marina Warner in “The Old Wives' Tale”: “Fairy tales exchange knowledge [using morals] between an older [most of the time feminine] voice of experience and a younger audience” (314). As suggested in the text, fairy tales are a way to teach insights of life through simple stories directed to, most of the time, younger generations. Most of the time because fairy tales' moral work on dif...
“I've told her and I've told her: daughter, you have to teach that child the facts of life before it's too late” (Hopkinson 1). These are the first three lines of Nalo Hopkinson's fairy tale “Riding the Red”, a modern adaptation of Charles Perrault's “Little Red Riding Hood”. Perrault provided a moral to his fairy tales, the one from this one is to prevent girls from men's nature. In Hopkinson's adaptation, the goal remains the same: through the grandmother biographic narration, the author advances a revisited but still effective moral: beware of wolfs even though they seem innocent.
Throughout this paper I will explore the power of storytelling using the course lexicon and I will examine it in the context of two course texts. One of the texts that I will be referring to is by Doxtator, excerpts from Fluffs and Feathers and the second text I will be referring to is by Griffin, excerpts from Woman and Nature. The power of storytelling is a part of the mimetic world and because stories have so much power they can be used to help bring about dominant fantasies. Stories are told over and over again until they are reinforced and in this essay I will argue that the power of storytelling is a form of social control.
The father in the story was a fox farmer. He raised foxes and when their fur was prime, he skinned them and sold their pelts for profit. Growing up, “the girl” sought for attention from her father, therefore, she began to enjoy helping him work outside with the foxes. “My father did not talk to me unless it was about the job we were doing … Nevertheless I worked willingly under his eyes, and with a feeling of pride.” Consequently, she began to dread working in the kitchen with her mother, and thus loss respect for her mother’s subservient position in the household. When describing her mother’s housework it was “endless” compared to her father’s work outside, which was “ritualistically important.” This obvious resentment for society’s womanly duties symbolizes the narrator’s desire to be more than “just a girl”.
Generations of children have grown up with the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood; as a result, it is one of the most popular children’s fairy tale. This tale as well as all other tales, originated as oral tales centuries ago. Eventually, these oral tales were written down and ultimately transformed into famous literary tales by collectors of fairy tales, such as French writer, Charles Perrault (Zipes). Wolf by Francesca Lia Block is a twentieth century version of Little Red Riding Hood. It is set in sharp contrast to Perrault’s early sixteen century, literary rendering of Little Red Riding Hood. Block’s retold account is devoid of censorship aimed at the female gender. The wolf/man is clearly portrayed as debauched man who commits an atrocious act of violence against his stepdaughter. Furthermore, Block’s twentieth century tale of Little Red Riding Hood gives rise to equality of the sexes: eradicates male superiority and holds the male responsible for his actions inflicted upon the girl. scrutinizing Perrault’s version of Red Riding Hood
Storytelling has been used throughout time, allowing history and religion to be passed down from generation to generation and with the introduction of technology, storytelling has reached a whole new audience. With this new form of storytelling continues to spread, the danger of the corrupt also comes the corruption of social morals into pray. Storytelling may become dangerous because it could cause the viewer to become more aggressive, contribute to child and adolescent violence, and teaches the art of lying/deceiving.
Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. “Rapunzel.” Folk and Fairy Tales. Ed. Martin Hallett and Barbara Karasek. Peterborough: Broadview Press, 2002. 67-70.
I entered the United States for the first time in 2009. I landed in Houston, Texas and began attending Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. Being my first time in the States, I had never communicated with people whose first language is English. This was challenging at first, but once I got to know my teammates and the coach, we all accommodated to meet the five C’s of communication. The level of need I experienced was predicament because it was difficult communicating in English while making sure people understand me. According to Therapeutic Communications for Health Care, predicament is defined as “no easy solution.” The person in need “often feels trapped; is not helped by advice” (Tamparo & Lindh, 2008). When I began my journey with the Cross Country team at Lamar, they were all understanding and supporting of me since I was learning the language. They were patient by listening and respecting everyone’s decisions even when they were expressed differently. Many times our body language said more than our verbal communication; I learned how to listen to others by observing rather than by listening. However, in my experience, I felt trapped many times when I wanted to communicate about something and I did not know how to express myself.
Folktales such as the “Little Red Riding Hood” by Charles Perrault and “The Grandmothers Tale” told by Louis and François Briffault tell us how appearance and symbolism of different settings develop meanings about innocence and maturity. In the “Little Red Riding Hood” by Perrault conveys to us the meaning behind the red hood worn by the little girl, and how that captures the interest of sexual predators. Perrault also expresses how the little red riding hood was not mature enough to resist the approach of the wolf leading to her demise. “The Grandmother’s Tale” shows us how maturation influences the decisions made by the little girl through the use of symbolism.
Storytelling embodies the art of human communication in all cultures around the world. This art has been passed down through generations as myths, fables, and legends. Many of these tales have similar plots, settings, and characters, even in different regions around the world. Storytelling evokes the emotion of all human beings through compelling tales of wonder, mystery, adventure, and horror. Storytelling also develops higher level thinking skills and establishes social skills. Storytelling builds self-esteem and motivation because this skill allows the listeners to be actively involved in the story. Storytelling develops communication abilities, expands the imagination, and builds self-esteem.