Folk and Fairy tales

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...

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...

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 ...