lay still. “HAI – YA!” The door was kicked open and in came Snow White, Cinderella and a very cross Sleeping Beauty. Prince Charming woke up with a start and yawned. “Oh good, you’re here” he said, and sat up whilst reaching for his mirror, that said on the frame “Your hair looks great today!” “Well, you wouldn’t believe the 2 months, 3 weeks and four days I’ve had!” said Sleeping Beauty pacing up and down. “Same here,” said Snow White, (trying to get a bird off her shoulder). “Me too!”,…
Henrik Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’ went into production in December 1879 and was a triumph in Scandinavia and Germany. It did not garner the same praise in Europe as the London productions (1889) were criticised, the subject matter was interpreted as offensive and the representation of women was viewed as harmful (Worrall). This final interaction between Nora and Torvald is crucial as it is the powerful denouement. The analysis of this scene will encompass discussions of the elements of…
“Words can lie.” It is unknown who said this quote. Mare Barrow the main character arrives at the Silver Palace, the Silvers Palace is for the people whose blood is Silver. Mare meets Cal the first silver prince and Maven the second silver prince, Mare has to marry Maven because she is the Red princesses because Mare has red blood. Maven tells Mare lies and when she finds out it is far too late, Mare and Cal then have to fight for their lives. In the novel Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard, a theme…
Religion and magic are different from one another in three ways; intention, attitude, and action. According to Versnel, the intention behind magic is that it is employed to achieve concrete and mostly individual goals whereas religion focuses on intangible long-term goals which concern collective issues of society (11, 178). This can be seen when Elsa creates her ice palace golem “Marshmallow” to protect her from the outside world, this is an individual goal that solely benefits Elsa. In Elsa’s…
Snow White has become a story that is cherished for its innocent love story and how the protagonist was able to defeat the evil stepmother. However, there is much more to the story than can be perceived. In various versions of the Snow White tale, what fuels the entire story is the competition between Snow White and the stepmother. Without this female competition, there would not be any plot whatsoever and the tale would not have any purpose. The female competition is encouraged by the male…
In the retelling of Snow White called “Snow, Glass, Apples” by Neil Gaiman, the author reversed the good and evil characters of the story. The stepmother queen is now the heroine and Snow White is now this evil bloodsucking vampire. The story is in 1st person being narrated by the Queen who is afraid of Snow White which shows in the quote “I had been frozen by her, owned and dominated.” (Gaiman). The sad part of this story is how it all comes back to this quote at the end with the stepmother…
If I ever got a ticket to visit any place I wanted, I would immediately use it to travel to a site called Palooza. It was created by me when I was eight years old. At that age, I was very much into fairy tales, so I constructed like a city where fairy tales weren’t exactly legends. The only way to get into that place was through a very powerful ring. Three taps on the center of the ring and a magical portal would appear to take you to any desired location. Two taps and it would show you either…
Snow White engaged in human communication(pg 7) while she was being warned by the woodsman that her stepmother was going to have her murdered. The woodsman sent messages(pg 7) about Snow White's evil stepmother. Snow White had then decoded(pg 7) those messages and and realized the content meaning(pg 10) is that her stepmother is sinister. The channel(pg 11) in which the participants(pg 11), Snow White and the woodsman, was face-to-face. The setting(pg 10) was was in the woods and the…
Have you ever loved someone so much that you were willing to risk almost everything for them? Well, Sophie did. Sophie visited her mother at her sanctuary for bonobos in Congolese and on her way she purchased a bruised and dirty infant bonobo whom she named Otto. Soon after Otto recovered from his injuries, a war broke out in the country and she escaped into the wilderness with Otto. While trying to survive during the war, Sophie took many risks to save Otto and she made the right decision by…
Nancy Wake: The White Mouse Standing Up to Hitler Grace-Nancy Wake Kate-Guard, Narrator Addy-Violette Jadyn-Henri Fiocca, Narrator Helen-Narrator, Winston Churchill Helen: Nancy Wake was a true hero. She took a huge stand. Sadly, so few know about her. This is her untold story. We open in Wellington, New Zealand, where Nancy Wake grew up. She was born in 1912, and ran away from home at age 16. Nancy Wake led her life from that point on. She moved to Paris, France, in order to become…