consider yourself ugly? Being different; does that make you unappealing, and make it uncomfortable? Just because someone has a different look, and is not the same as everyone else, does that make them any less beautiful? The story “The Ugly Duckling” teaches children that just because you’re not someone’s ideal of beauty, it does not make you any less beautiful. The ducklings in the story are symbolic for society, and the swan represents the average woman and man. The last duckling born seems to be
The Ugly Andersen “Life itself is the most wonderful fairytale” – Hans Christian Andersen. In the fairytale, “The Ugly Duckling”, the author, Hans Christian Andersen illustrates the character of the ugly duckling as one who struggles with unaccepting characters in his life, even his own family because of his appearance. Just as the duckling, Andersen, an outsider himself, lived a life of unacceptance by his peers. Through his writing, Andersen portrays his own personal life experiences as an outcast
to make their lives into portray reality under their frivolous endings. Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling” symbolizes and defines the feelings, insecurities, and desires of not only the protagonist in the story but also the antagonists and the readers. The story of “The Ugly Duckling” represents the development of emotions and control. When the other creatures call the ugly duckling out on his flaws (Anderson), they feel powerful. Andersen uses this emotion to identify a person’s need
The Ugly Duckling, tells the story of a little duck born on a farm, who suffers emotional and verbal abuse, from his family and peers. Because of this abuse the duckling is depressed and feels unloved. The ugly duckling is being treated differently because he looks, acts and thinks different from all the other ducks on the farm. The duckling runs away in the hopes of better gaining acceptance in his self, while experiencing the pros and cons of society. Towards the end of the story the ugly duckling
“The Ugly Duckling” is a fairytale that almost every child in the world grows up with and almost knows by heart. A story of a unique duckling that is banished by his family because he looks different and they no longer want him. The duckling goes on a journey of realization of trying to figure out where he truly belongs and who he is. Through this banishment and exile from his family, he discovers himself and his community of beautiful swans. Never the less, the duckling gains an unexpected strength
paints a very graphic picture in “The Ugly Duckling” of how the the Ugly Duckling comes to determine his self-worth by the means of his appearance, and shows a connection to Bobbi Harro’s “Cycle of Socialization”. In this fairy tale, the Ugly Duckling goes through the stages of life with constant battering about his self appearance (and forms what he believes he is based of those opinions from the agent group.) During the first stage of his life, The Ugly Duckling was outcasted from the beginning before
“The Ugly Duckling” is a fable written by Hans Christian Andersen in 1844. Although it is nearly 200 years old, the story is still one of the most popular retold within modern culture. Hans Christian Andersen lived a childhood of poverty and neglect, raised in his father's shoe shop. He told the critics of his time, that the story reflected his own life and it was the reason he wrote it, he described the story as his “autobiography” (Sklenar, D., n.d.). On a warm, summer day on a farm, a mother duck
The article that I have chosen for my reflection is “The Ugly Duckling: Denmark’s Anti-refugee policies and Europe’s race to the bottom” written by Hansen and Malmvig (2016) regarding Denmark, which, known as the liberal darling of the world, suddenly closes the door and presents itself to be extremely unwelcoming to refugees and asylum seekers since the beginning of the European refugee crisis. This essay will first prove that the act of inhospitableness featured in the article falls into the
Ugly Duckling Standards: SL.K.2 Confirm understanding of a text read aloud of information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood. Taken from the IN Kindergarten Curriculum Framework found at: http://www.doe.in.gov/standards Identify Key Objectives: • The student will recall information from the story by answering questions regarding the story. Identify Materials
like a duck, it’s a duck, right? The way people have judged me my entire life lead me to disagree with that statement. A duck is born a duck, but does not have to do duck things or live a lifestyle like other ducks do. I consider myself that “ugly duckling,” because I stand out from the others that seem to be like me. A person may look or carry themselves a certain way, but the outer appearance can hide a lot of inner conflicts. A small town, eighteen-year-old girl, born and raised in Albany, Georgia
analyzing The Ugly Duckling by Hans Anderson the answer is you are an outcast. Rejected and ridiculed by society because they are different. The ugly duckling wasn’t happy with himself or his life until the end of the story where he realized he was a beautiful swan. This isn’t the only fairy tale where the subject of beauty and ugliness shows up, in some fairy tales the protagonist is a beautiful maiden and the antagonist is an ugly crone. By applying key elements from The Ugly Duckling to: Cinderella
transformation & development throughout the film, two of these characters who undergo great transformation & growth are Fran & Billy who both figuratively change from ugly ducklings into beautiful swans. In the beginning of Billy Elliot & Strictly Ballroom both Fran & Billy are seen as very underdeveloped & can be seen as ugly ducklings in many ways, Billy is seen at the boxing hall going to his boxing classes stands out & is different from all the other boys there, he gets teased & mocked before he
Being unwanted, unloved, and forgotten is one of the hardest things that one may have to cope with. In the book “Theories of Relativity” by Barbara-Attard Haworth, the poem “Behind her Tears” by Jessica Sanches, and the short story “The Ugly Duckling” by Hans Christian Andersen, all share a similar theme which is feeling unaccepted in one’s family, or community. The feeling of being unwanted crosses each and every mind at least once, and it impacts that someone’s life. They also try their hardest
Operation Beauty: You Are Beautiful There is a saying “Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.” What one individual considers beautiful may not be beautiful to another. Many people in this world have their own definition of what beauty is. Beauty can come from inside or the outside. To me, beauty is not only something that pleases the eyes. Beauty is a quality that pleases or delights the senses or mind. Unfortunately, society makes it nearly impossible to see our own beauty. Most girls are
Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) believed it was ‘natural for a “master race” of conquerors to have a mythology based on the “master morality” – in which the strong and powerful deserve to be victorious. Inversely, it was also natural for a “slave race” to have a mythology based on the “slave morality” – in which the meek shall inherit the earth.” (Indick, 2004, p.197). The all powerful, infallible ‘Superman’ hero, named ubermensch, is still present in modern stories, in super hero films
Instead, she feels incapable of being like the other girls at her school, and therefore, each time Lily walks through the halls of her school, she always feels like the odd one out, the ugly duckling amongst the beautiful swans. Her anxiety becomes such a problem that she ends up reducing herself to nothing more than a “bleeding wreck” as an attempt to shield herself from the clusters of gossiping girls around her (9). Persisting in the notion
have us believe than they are the sole bastions of non-conformity and acceptance left in America. They are not. I really dislike stories like Hans Christian Anderson's The Ugly Duckling. Not all ugly ducklings turn into swans. Some of us turn into ugly ducks. We need to learn to accept it, and to find that being an ugly duck isn't really necessarily all that bad, because going with the flock isn't always the best or most satisfying way to go, even if it does seem like the easiest. I was never
This is my journal of the daily life of a single teenage mother. My experience with my sugar baby was so much fun, but I soon learned that it wouldn't be easy caring for a baby all day long every day. Day one began my journey, when I introduced Lauren Ashley to my friends and family. I fixed her curly brown hair up in a bow, and I put on her a newborn diaper. There were so many styles of diapers to choose from in the store; it was mind-boggling. She had the cutest little ears I had ever seen
Certain aspects in life are not heard of until one truly lives through another persons traumatic experiences. The podcast called “The Ugly Duckling Murderess” by a True Historian is a positive podcast considering it shows people the horrid experiences that some people have, demonstrating what can happen to them. This podcast is about a female named Sabella Nitti that murdered her husband named Frank Nitti. Frank was found dead by his 7-year-old daughter on July 29th, 1922; his body found in the catchbase
book my self-confidence, perseverance and optimism increased. Attitudes showed by the ugly duckling throughout the story. From the beginning of the story, the author stated his actual purpose. The author intended audience was children The author begin his story assuming that readers does not have knowledge about how is the swans’ appearance when they born, to later surprise with the transformation of the ugly duckling into a beautiful swan. Another assumption is that readers, especially children, expects