...Kirsten Yu – March 5th, 2014 Reading the Brothers Grimm to Jenny Context Response As I read this poem the first time through, I assumed that whoever was talking was a male. The reason I believe that it is a man retelling this is because the title of the poem says “Reading the Brothers Grimm to Jenny”. However, no matter the gender, it is someone that Jenny looks up to. It is evident in the line “you insist I have the golden key” that Jenny admires the author. However, the author believes that he hasn’t done a good job of preparing her for the future. The author believes that they’ve forced her in to thinking of a pleasant and fantasized world where nothing can go wrong. However, she will eventually have to understand that life is not so and has to face reality. The author understands that she has to “live with power and honour circumstance[s]”. Jenny’s heart is pure, and the author is afraid of how she will react when she is exposed to reality. She’s been penetrated with thoughts that life is perfect, and when mistakes are made, they are fixable. Some examples of tales that have been told to Jenny include: “birds speak the truth”, “beauty proves a royal mind”, and that “death is a small mistake, where [a] kiss revives”. At the end of his list of tales, he says “Jenny, we make just dreams out of our unjust lives”, which clearly means that we only make up fantasies to fulfill a bit of hope and happiness because we suffer through stressful lives. Overall, I...
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...There are many fairy tales that we have heard as children, but as society is changing so are those fairy tales. Cinderella as so happens to be one of those fairy tales that has been changed over the years. Now in days there are many versions of Cinderella. Almost every culture has their own version of Cinderella. All the Cinderella stories have a similar plot, but all still share some differences. Differences such as who helped Cinderella, how she was helped, what cloth she wore, and the ending are different as well. Charles Perrault and the Grimm Brothers both wrote similar versions of the famous Cinderella story it is the differences in each story that make each of them a masterpiece. In each story of Cinderella...
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...Peoples 1 Tashana Peoples Professor Johnson English 201- 9E3 February 1, 2012 Short- Writing Assignment The symbol I chose to write about from Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s “Godfather Death” is the highway. According to Merriam-Webster, a highway is “a main road that connects cities, towns, etc.” Literally it serves as an essential road, or a main route to someplace available to cars, people and animals. People go there for many things, and usually everyone or everything that travels to a highway has one specific goal. That goal is to get somewhere else. Some might go there to look for help but still, they are trying to get past their current situation, whatever that situation may be. Therefore, they are trying to go somewhere; from one situation to better one. The symbolic meaning for the highway is a troubled time, or a time of conflict, or struggle. The story first opens up by describing the father’s struggles pertaining to taking care of all of his kids. It goes on to say that he is confused and doesn’t know what to do, so he goes to the highway. In this piece the highway is used as a place where the father turns to because he’s desperate. He feels as if there is nothing else he can do and goes there in his time of need. There he meets three people on his quest to give his child a better life. During hard times, these “people” or beings are who/what people eventually turn to during hard times. In this story the symbolic meaning of the highway is ...
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...Slipper” and “Cinderella- Brothers Grimm” are two stories about a girl who meets a prince at the ball. The main plot of the story is very similar but they do have their twists. Both stories have a girl with evil stepsisters, they both go to an event where they meet the prince, and each story has trouble finding the real Cinderella. But they also have several differences, “The Little Glass Slipper” had a godmother to grant her wishes and “Cinderella-Brother’s Grimm” had a tree on her mom’s grave that granted her wishes. Both “Cinderella- Brothers Grimm” and “The Little Glass Slipper” have many similarities and differences in the setting, characters, and plot. In “The Little Glass Slipper” it says, “It happened that the king's son...
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...the ashes to get her meals. With Miss Mary Mack it’s believed it was an African-American spiritual for children and in The Little Mermaid every step she takes it feels like walking on glass. So now people will know the true meanings and stories they thought they knew, and will never tell their kids again. First off is Cinderella and Snow White, these stories were both written by the Brothers Grimm and later published by...
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...An Analysis of the Symbolism in Brothers Grimm “Godfather Death” In literature, symbolism is used to suggest an underlying meaning in a story. In the story of “Godfather Death,” a quite ironic title, the Grimm brothers used a multitude of symbols to convey the story’s moral value. The Grimm brothers used seven symbols in this story. All of them play a part in conveying the message that death cannot be defied, death is constant, and death is fair. The father in this story searches for a godfather for his thirteenth child, a son. The first person he comes to is God. He sees God as unfair and biased toward poor people. He states he does not want him as the godfather because he feels God does not disperse wealth equally; this stems from him being poor and having twelve and now a thirteenth child. As the father comes across the Devil as his next choice, he discredits the Devil by saying “you trick men and lead them astray” (Grimm 12). To speculate on this, the father may have had an experience with the devil himself, or his beliefs may stem from biblical readings. The next possible suitor is Death. The father accepts Death as the god father; Death treats all people equally and does not discriminate. Poor and rich alike are taken without biases by Death. The father thinks this is Hunt 2 the one to be the godfather based on his own opinions of how good, evil, and death are represented. There are several noteworthy symbols in this story. To...
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...getting into the bed. So when Red arrives, the wolf is pretending to be her grandma. Despite all of the observations that Red picks up on, she still does not realize that it is not her grandma, but the wolf. The Grimm brothers’ write that as “she went to the bed and pulled back the curtains. Grandmother was lying there with her cap pulled down over her face and looking very strange.” This, along with the other signs of “Oh grandmother what big... ears... eyes... hands... mouth you have!” Surely this should have been enough for Red to recognize the wolf and leave before getting eaten. Yet, she still fails to identify him, making this use of pathos extremely successful in setting off a feeling of complete frustration inside me. Perrault's version of the story is almost identical in this sense. Red’s initial thoughts are similar because Perrault writes that “She was greatly amazed to see how her grandmother looked in her nightclothes.” Additionally, the whole incident of “Grandmother, what big arms... legs... ears... eyes... teeth you have!” Once again Red is unaware of the signs that should have made it clear to her that it was really the wolf in her grandma’s bed. Perrault’s element of pathos is similar in these ways, but what sets his usage apart from the Grimm brothers’ is that in the end “Little Red Riding Hood took off her clothes and got into bed” with the wolf. This image is not only disturbing, but frustrating more than anything because in order to ignore all of the clear...
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...Glass Slipper,” by Charles Perrault and “Cinderella,” by Jacob Grimm have many similarities and differences. Both stories are based on the original, “Cinderella.” They both have the same plot and theme but both stories have their own twists. In “The little Glass Slipper” it states, “It happened that the king's son gave a ball, and invited all persons of fashion to it. Our young misses were also invited, for they cut a very grand figure among those of quality.” Cinderella’s stepmother wouldn’t let her go but her godmother helped her. In the story it states, “The king's son, who was told that a great princess, whom nobody knew, had arrived, ran out to receive her. He gave her his hand as she alighted from the coach, and led her into the hall, among all the company. There was immediately a profound silence. Everyone stopped dancing, and the violins ceased to play, so entranced was everyone with the singular beauties of the unknown newcomer.” In the other story, “Cinderella Brothers Grimm” it states, “Now it happened that the...
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...Composition 1 10/2/2012 Cinderella: Misunderstood Cinderella is a beloved and idolized character in. In the Grimm brothers story Ashputtle, like most other variants of the story, she is seen as a patient, virtuous, good-natured, obedient young girl who is devastated at the death of her mother, deprived of her father’s love, and ridiculed by her new family, but yet nonetheless is recognized for her inner beauty by the prince. What the Grimm brothers fail to examine in Ashputtle though is the point of view of her stepmother, and the reasoning behind her cruelness toward Cinderella. The role of the stepmother is typified in Ashputtle, as that of callous, cruel, and evil women whose only care is for her two daughters to be married to the prince and eventually become queen. But is Cinderella really so morally superior to her stepmother and stepsisters? In the Rossner text her stepmother reveals her to be filthy, lazy, and disobedient she is described as having a “foul mouth. She would not go to school. She would not dress decently for any occasion” (Rossner 619). She also states that Cinderella would “spend her waking time at home, sitting at the fire, poking at the cinders and getting covered with ash, which she did not mind in the least!” (Rossner 619). Revealing that Cinderella’s plight is of her own doing and her father and stepmother are simply doing their best to deal with her antics. Cinderella is portrayed as a patient and virtuous young girl in Ashputtle, her...
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...Good vs. Evil The Brothers Grimm in their story, “Little Red Cap,” teach their audience that it is good to obey the rules one is given. For example, the main character, Little Red Cap, was instructed by her mother to bring cake and wine to her grandmother’s house and to not stray from the path. However, she meets the wolf who convinces her otherwise, “As soon as she picked one she saw an even more beautiful one somewhere else and went after it, and so she went deeper and deeper into the woods,” (Grimm 14). This example illustrates the claim that it is good to obey because if she would have listened to her mother and stayed on the path straight to her grandmothers house, the wolf wouldn’t have been able to beat her there to quietly eat her grandmother. Therefore, it’s good to obey ones orders to ensure the safety of oneself and those around them. This version of the tale by the Brothers Grimm was specifically written for an audience of German children in the 19th century. The claim that it is good to obey is very important to the audience because it taught children to listen to their parents so that they would not get in trouble or harm, which was very important during that time period of authoritarian culture in Germany. It’s important because parents would use these stories in order to teach their children lessons in an entertaining manner that would help them understand its importance. The Brothers Grimm use the bad character in the story to teach the lesson that it is bad...
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...Grimm Vs. Disney “Then she was forced to put on the red-hot shoes, and dance until she dropped down dead,” (Grimm). The original Grimm stories are often forgotten as Disney takes its glory. Grimm stories show more of the truth in real life as Disney fills the story with false hopes and often misleads people to believe in happy endings. Disney is far more popular for their musical themes and happy endings. This, however, gives false belief and rips off the original stories by the Grimm Brothers which are more relatable standards from that point in time. Disney and Grimm's stories go back and forth, although Grimm gives more real life expectations, Grimm stories are better by the differences with Disney, and Disney ruined the Grimm stories. One...
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...* ------------------------------------------------- Into the Woods is a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales in a musical format that follows the classic tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel-all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife, their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the witch who has put a curse on them. * ------------------------------------------------- A Baker and his wife live in a village were they all wish for something they can have. The Baker and his Wife wish for a child, but they soon find out that there lies a family curse and they can't have any children tell they find multiple things for the witch that cursed them in the first place. * ------------------------------------------------- A witch tasks a childless baker and his wife with procuring magical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse put on their family tree. * Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. It debuted in San Diego at the Old Globe Theatre in 1986, and premiered on Broadway on November 5, 1987. Bernadette Peters's performance as the Witch and Joanna Gleason's portrayal of the Baker's Wife brought acclaim to the production during its original Broadway run. Into the Woods won several Tony Awards, including Best Score, Best Book, and Best Actress in a Musical (Joanna Gleason), in a year dominated by The Phantom...
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...y the side of a wood, in a country a long way off, ran a fine stream of water; and upon the stream there stood a mill. The miller's house was close by, and the miller, you must know, had a very beautiful daughter. She was, moreover, very shrewd and clever; and the miller was so proud of her, that he one day told the king of the land, who used to come and hunt in the wood, that his daughter could spin gold out of straw. Now this king was very fond of money; and when he heard the miller's boast his greediness was raised, and he sent for the girl to be brought before him. Then he led her to a chamber in his palace where there was a great heap of straw, and gave her a spinning-wheel, and said, 'All this must be spun into gold before morning, as you love your life.' It was in vain that the poor maiden said that it was only a silly boast of her father, for that she could do no such thing as spin straw into gold: the chamber door was locked, and she was left alone. She sat down in one corner of the room, and began to bewail her hard fate; when on a sudden the door opened, and a droll-looking little man hobbled in, and said, 'Good morrow to you, my good lass; what are you weeping for?' 'Alas!' said she, 'I must spin this straw into gold, and I know not how.' 'What will you give me,' said the hobgoblin, 'to do it for you?' 'My necklace,' replied the maiden. He took her at her word, and sat himself down to the wheel, and whistled and sang: 'Round about, round about, Lo and behold...
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...some examples of work and explain how the Bardic Tradition affects the content and nature of contemporary arts practices Word Count: 1563 AMAN 1010 Perspectives in the Arts Amy Wright P11248462 Seminar Tutor: Maurice Maguire Select some examples of work and explain how the Bardic Tradition affects the content and nature of contemporary arts practices This essay considers how the Bardic Tradition affects the content and nature of contemporary arts. This will be carried out by selecting some examples of work and describing in more detail the process and influence of the Bardic Tradition on contemporary arts practices and how this is narrated and interpreted today. The examples of work that this essay will look at are The Brothers Grimm and Fairy tales, Pantomime and how stories are told through re-enactment and Paula Rego’s art exhibition of 30 Rhymes and Tales. With these examples we will explore how the Bardic Tradition has stood the change of time and progression of technology and aims to achieve to show if and where it still exists and is relevant in today’s society. The routes of the Bardic Tradition travel back to Stonehenge and the Bronze Age originating in middle England, Ireland and Wales. Bardic Tradition is a Celtic culture which incorporates Gaelic tradition and is an oral tradition of preserving and sharing culture and histories. Amy Wright P11248462 “The earliest historical records of it were made by the Romans who invaded Britain...
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...The story of Rapunzel and Mother Gothel has been told many times since its publication in 1812, and has been utilized by numerous writers of various genres to reflect the changing culture and values of the corresponding audiences. From the original publication by the Grimm Brothers, to the graphic novel entitled Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon and Dean Hale, Rapunzel’s story has certainly proven to be malleable in nature, and provide for the opportunity to analyze the differences between these texts. This adaptability is, arguably, especially present in the animated film, Tangled (Disney’s version of the story). In comparison to the original Grimm publication, the variances in details about key characters and their backstories, along with the way that animation portrays these characters in all point to a very clear message about gender roles in...
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