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Arabic Stories

May 05, 2019

One thing that is unique about Arabic stories is that they are created for entertainment purposes. In many different cultures stories are written to give a message to readers, but Arabic culture is to mainly anyone who is interested in the stories. The fact that Arabic stories are mainly for the purpose of entertainment makes them fun to read. Often, when I read any text I try to look hard to find a message of some sort; the fact that I can simply just read Arabic stories make it easier to have a wider imagination of what the meaning of the story is to me. For example, I have so much fun reading the stories of Alladin and 1001 nights because they are never dull and keep me locked in wanting to know what happens next with each line. Another thing that I noticed was that Arabic stories are kind of influenced by African culture in a way. If you gain knowledge about each background and read closely you will see that they each have similarities and resemblance of one another. This may

Week 11

April 28, 2019

Tales all around the world all share a similarity in someway, but are also yet unique in their own ways. For example, what make the tales of Oskar Wilde unique is they tend relate to the Jewish religion. I crew up in a very religious household were Christianity is often practice frequently. With that being said the Jewish religion and the religion of Christianity kind of build upon one another so a lot of the signs of religion that occurred within the tales were easy for me to read through and interpret the true meaning. A tale that represents Oskar Wilde's uniqueness is the tale of the nightingale and the red rose. The tale revolves around the central idea of a nightingale bird sacrificing itself for two individuals to connect to one another. The couple then takes the birds sacrifice for granted after only thinking about themselves and what they could gain. It relates to Jewish and Christian culture because it shows how people took the sacrifice of Jesus christ for granted an

Kate's Blog

April 11, 2019

In class today, I read the last three blogs that Kate J had done. She was up to date on all of her blogs, so the three blog entree's I read were, the reflections of Bluebeard, Hansel and Gretel, and A Cinderella Tale. While I was reading Kate's blogs I learned so much more than I had previously known from the stories or just general knowledge. Kate is really smart and she expands her answers, she uses real life examples other than just the tales we read. For example, she uses the movie Crazy Rich Asians , and compares it to Cinderella Tales. This made me think about other things in my life that I have read or watched that could also relate to the tales that we read in class. Sometimes getting an understanding or example of other things can help me better understand a tale, so the next time I do an blog entry, I will think about how I can relate the tale that we read in class, to things that I have read, watched, or experienced in my life. I also like how when I read Kate'

The Child as Hero

April 07, 2019

In this blog post I will discuss the various roles were children are displayed as leaders in a folk or fairy tale. The first example is within the tale of, " Tselane and the Marimo". In this tale, I perceive the kids who found Tselane in the sock to be heroes. These young kids were heroes to me because if they had not found Tselane and told her mother that she was in need of help, Tselane would have most likely been hurt by the Marimo . That part of the story is such an heroic moment the kids literally saved the little girls life in a way, even though they did not physically get Tselane out of the bag, or defeat the Marimo with their bare hands, they still were a vital role in the happy ending of the tale. Another tale when a child can be viewed as heroic is the tale of "Hansel and Gretel". I chose this story because even though the children are not being attacked by any beast physically throughout the story, they are their own heroes. I say this because

Post 7

March 28, 2019

The Bluebeard story that I enjoyed reading was " Bluebeard's Egg ", by Margaret Atwood. I enjoyed reading this story because it was very different from the other stories. On this that was different from the other stories was, it was told in a different perspective than the other story's. Atwood told the story from the perspective of Sally, who is the wife of the hideous Edward/Ed (Bluebeard). Throughout the story, Ed's wife constantly be-little's him because he isn't romantic, sweet, and charming husband to complement her " princess" status throughout the story. Initially, Sally believes that Ed is a lame husband so to say which is the only way readers can view Ed because it is in point of view, but eventually she says, “Ed is a real person, with a lot more to him than these simplistic renditions allow for; which sometimes worries her” . Later on in the story readers can infer that what she thought she knew about Ed was wrong, and she is actual

Blog 6

March 10, 2019

I watched the film Pretty Woman, the motif of success being gained from the charm of a woman was present throughout the film. In the film a woman, Vivian, appears to be a prostitute who is dealing with a lot just to make ends meet. Just like every Cinderella story, she meets a charming rich man, Edward, who takes a chance on her when in the need for directions Vivian helps him by showing him where to go. She then proceeds to create a persona in which would make her appear more wealthy or valuable than an average hooker by saying things such as, "I make $100 dollars an hour..". This also relates to the original version of the Cinderella story because Cinderella usually looks worn down and raggedy, but manages to somehow persuade the prince that she is more than what she usually appears to be by the imagery of wearing a stunning dress; this image is also recreated when Edward takes Vivian out for dinner. Moving forward, Edward begins to take a liking to Vivian, no

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