The story of Pinocchio is very interesting. It shows what could happen to everyone if they do not obey. The story can be very much likened to the Christian's walk. Pinocchio had many experiences, both good and bad. He is an example to all of what their actions do to them. Pinocchio had a very interesting life, first as a marionette, then as a donkey, and last but not least, a boy. Pinocchio was a marionette made out of wood. He was naughty from the beginning, just as people are sinful from the very beginning. He was mischievous with each part of the body. As soon as his mouth was done, he “began to laugh and poke fun at”1 his maker. As soon as his hands were completed, he pulled his creator's wig off and did not give it back. His feet got in mischief, for as soon as they were finished, one foot gave a “sharp kick”2 to the nose of the maker. He was even mischievous after he was made, for as soon as he learned to walk, he “flew”3 out the door into the streets. At some point in the story he ended up having to be home all by himself. Here, the story shows what happens when he tries to live on his own. He shows us an allegory for what might happen when we live away from Christ. One of his troubles was he could not get anything to eat. In his search for food, he found an egg. He prepares the pan and the fire so he could make the perfect omelet. When he cracked the egg, out came “a little yellow Chick,”4 that flew away into the sky. In desperation, Pinocchio goes out into the street looking for food. He finds nothing but a cold shower from someone who thought that he was a annoying little street boy. He continued to have trouble. Since he was wet, he sat by the fire and during the night his wooden feet caught on ... ... middle of paper ... ...l. In reward for his change of behavior, his fairy made him into a real boy. He soon realized that he was the one that was making his life miserable. His father told him, “When bad boys become good and kind, they have the power of making their homes gay and new with happiness."9 Pinocchio then knew that he would make his life good. If people devote their lives to Christ, just as Pinocchio devoted his life to being good, they will become people of righteousness. Pinocchio had a very interesting life, first as a marionette, then as a donkey, and last but not least, a boy. He knew hardship and pain, he knew sorrow and joy, but he is a prime example of what could figuratively happen to everyone who follows his path. The author seems to have been showing us how to change our lives. Pinocchio could be anyone who does not do what they should.
Throughout history it is known that fairy tales were written to teach children lessons about life in a way they could understand and that is fun and unique. Authors of fairy tales put simple lessons into the stories so the children could understand them easily while reading. Whether this be a lesson to be nice to all people, like in Cinderella, or to not judge someone by their appearance, like in Donkey Skin, both by Charles Perrault. Each fairytale has a moral that can be found throughout reading the stories that teach children right from wrong while letting them use their imaginations to discover that moral. The good and the bad lets them express their thoughts openly, rather it be their negative thoughts through the villian or their
They started out not very trusting Mr.Pignati, but then they found out he wasn’t such a bad guy. They started to visit him more often and became good friends with him. They went shopping and to the zoo and played memory games with each other. They went roller balding together and Mr.
The book The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne is about a young boy, Bruno, whose father is a soldier in the German army during WWII. Bruno lives with his parents and his older sister, Gretel. They live in a five story house in Berlin. He goes to school and has three best friends that he goes on adventures with. One day he comes home to find their maid packing his things. They move to a three story house in Germany because his dad was promoted and needs to be closer to his work.
...s not need to change to earn respect from others, and in Beauty and the Beast , both Belle and Prince Adam are taught the importance of getting to know someone before judging them as well as to have faith in yourself. It is not the magical transformation itself that is the main aspect of a fairytale, but the events, which follow it; it is these occurrences which the characters are being put into an environment out of their comfort zone and allowing themselves to explore and learn for their experiences; these values are also directed towards the readers as well. . Though fairytales are merely works of fictional literature, there are countless morals and principles, which they convey that one should apply in their real, everyday lives. Perhaps the magic within the fairytale is not from magical transformations at all, but from the impact they have upon their readers
This story gives a perfect example of what Faris says about John Updike's statement ,"Magical realism combines realism and the fantastic in such a way that magical elements grow organically out of elements portrayed"(Faris 163). Some of the elements are the donkey prince, Wild Men mountain, birds that sang, and a magic apple. A person could get a realization of magical realism and fantastical literature even by reading a children's story. Doing so takes an imagination in the adult life as well as the childs'. I think if a person does not involve the fantastic and the magical realism, the story is not as good.
From The Diary of Anne Frank to Schindler 's List, Many movies have been made telling the tales during the Holocaust. From survivors, soldiers, even people who helped hide the Jewish from the Nazi’s. On November 7, 2008 a Historical Drama film The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Directed and written by Mark Herman. A movie that concentrates on the life of a young boy named Bruno(Asa Butterfield), who lives a wealthy lifestyle during the occurring war in Germany along with his mother(Vera Farmiga), elder sister(Amber Beattie), and Nazi Commandant Father(David Thewlis). The family relocates to the countryside where his father is assigned to take command of a concentration camp that Bruno believes is a farm where all the farmers wear strange striped
Disney has made it his life 's goal to create home entertainment for both young and old. From the creation of Mickey to his work in films, Disney had made it clear that happiness is something that everyone should have. Disney had also know that animations is not just for the imagination of the children. Early movies such as Snow White and Pinocchio have clear messages for the younger views. “In Snow White- the main characters are victims of injustice who are eventually restored to their rightful place. In Pinocchio, the characters Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket and Geppetto are faced with dilemmas, and their own actions result in them becoming victims of ev...
In life and in fairytales there are always those that try to harm others or put them down, and fairytales teach children that those who do that do not succeed in the long run. The story of the Pied Piper is a perfect example of this. The people in the city of Hamelin refused to pay the Pied Piper even though they had promised. Because of this the Pied Piper led the children of the village away with his magical music (Young). As one can see this story shows how those that do wrong will be punished for their wrong and cruel acti...
This unimaginable tale, is the course of events upon Pi’s journey in the Pacific ocean after the ship that Pi and his family were aboard crashes, leaving him stranded with a tiger named Richard Parker, an orangutan, a zebra, and a hyena. Pi loses everything he has and starts to question why this is happening to him. This is parallel to the story of Job. Job is left with nothing and is experiencing great suffering and he begins to demand answers from God. Both Pi and Job receive no answers, only being left with their faith and trust. To deal with this great suffering Pi begins to describe odd things which begin to get even more unbelievable and ultimately become utterly unrealistic when he reaches the cannibalistic island. Richard Parker’s companionship serves to help Pi through these events. When the reader first is intoduced to Richard Parker he emerges from the water, making this symbolic of the subconscious. Richard Parker is created to embody Pi’s alter ego. Ironically, each of these other animals that Pi is stranded with comes to symbolize another person. The orangutan represents Pi’s mother, the zebra represents the injured sailor, and the hyena represents the cook. Pi fabricated the people into animals in his mind to cope with the disillusion and trails that came upon him while stranded at the erratic and uncontrollable sea,
While people distress too much about the injustices they suffer from, they lose their mental balance and tend to get involve in extreme violence, such as, murder. In the story, Peo showed some of the traumatic event, where Hop-Frog experienced excessive injustices by the king’s forcible behavior. The writer penned, “Hop-Frog, and a young girl very little less dwarfish than himself had been forcibly carried off from their respective homes in adjoining provinces, and sent as presents to the king, by one of his ever-victorious generals” (Poe 1250). This quote clearly shows that the first injustice that Hop-Frog and Trippetta, Hop-Frog’s friend, faced was that they were forcibly carried off from their homeland and were sent to king, who treated them as slaves. In addition, Poe mentions, “But the king loved his practical jokes, and took pleasure in forcing Hop-Frog to drink and (as the king called it) 'to be merry” (Poe 1251). This excerpt shows another forcible behavior from the king towards Hop-Frog, where the king pushed Hop-Frog to drink wine, even though he knew that Hop-Frog was not affectionate about wine. The reason for forcing Hop-Frog is that the king wanted to see Hop-Frog’s madness because it jollifies him to see the dwarf with no comfortable feeling. The writer also stated, “Poor fellow! his large eyes gleamed, rather than shone; for the effect of wine on his excitable brain was not more powerful than instantaneous. (Poe 1251). This quote shows Hop-Frog’s tolerance of injustice from the king in where he was commanded to drink and that gave tears in his eyes, but the king made joke of it by saying that the wine made his eyes shine. However, these traumatic situations gave him courage to gain his revenge and eventually he gained revenge in the story. Arlene Stillwell, Roy
Adolescence. The instinctive phenomenon that delivers many suspicions and guilty pleasures that haunt the young mind of adolescent until the coming of age. However, the absence of adolescence delivers the vacancy of knowledgeable wings that fly up to moral intelligence. It epitomizes the meager amount of light that provides sight to the step directly in front of one’s self, rather than light radiating upon the rest of the staircase; the unknown world of adulthood. Carlo Collodi, author of The Adventures of Pinocchio, delivers the perfect collaboration of this ethical message on adolescence and an accurate propinquity to the lives of children. Pinocchio, the wooden puppet and nose-growing misfit, becomes easily astray from his morals and encounters many disastrous events. Geppetto, hopeless father of Pinocchio, makes many sacrifices for Pinocchio, but Pinocchio displays the natural attribute of an adolescent which is self-centeredness. This particular behavior of the adolescent Pinocchio, stimulates him into pleasurable temptation and carefree fun. Colloid’s characterization, epic symbolism, metaphysical aspects, and an immense deal of archetypes all introduce the portrayal of proto-adulthood, structured education versus individualism, and humanity growing out of foolishness. Collodi succeeds in pointing out that disobedience and pleasure-seeking behavior lead to evil and unhappiness. Thereon the natural attribute of adolescence, narcissism, must be outgrown to avoid the declivity to corruptive integrity. Overall, Collodi rehashes the emblematic lesson of child obedience by approaching it in a metaphysical manner: children need proper guidance to avoid egocentricity and live in proto- adulthood.
I am writing this paper because I was assigned to write it as a class project. Along the way I realized the importance of sharing the real meanings of all these stories. Stories are important because in the society we live in things are constantly changing. Fairytales change but the base of the story always remain the same no matter how many times it has been retold. It’s important to reveal the true meanings of these stories, even with its dark characteristics, because the world is dark .Children need to know that there are people that have told stories relatable to what they are going through. Fairytales help the development of children; it helps their maturity as they confront someone else’s tough situations, instilling hope of a more positive ou...
The Pied Piper began the story by wanting to use his skills to make money. He trusted the townspeople and got rid of all of the rats on the promise to get paid, but the townspeople broke their promise and this triggered a change in the piper. The children disappeared when the piper decided to seek revenge on the townspeople, so he used his skills to get rid of the children just like he got rid of the rats. The resulted in the townspeople being upset, but they did not mourn in the way that was expected.
In the procedure of growing up, the fairy tales played a very important role in my life. I always think that childhood is too short for people to prepare for growing up. Even your parents can’t teach you all the things they’ve ever learned, so I have to admit that most of the life lessons I was taught by the fairy tale. And even now, I’m already an adult. And I’ve already realized what “real life” is, but to be honest I never blame the fairy tale which makes me believe how wonderful life is. Because all the lessons that fairy tales taught me still benefit me for life. And there are three fairy tales I would like to discuss about: The theme of The Little Mermaid, the character of Snow White, and the setting of Peter Pan.
Aesop’s fables have always been an important part of society because Aesop’s fables take complicated ideas and, using simple characters and plots, explain them in easy to understand ways. Aesop’s fables are very effective tools in teaching children important life lessons. When I was a child, I remember hearing the story of the “Lion and the Mouse.” This story taught me that even though people may be little, they can still be great. Reading and listening to Aesop’s fables can help improve a person’s character. These stories help shape a person’s morals, whether they know it or not.