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Reading Red Riding Hood as an adult you find red riding hood (RRH) to be incredibly ignorant. As an adult you understand that she is ignorant in the story because without her being dumb there would be no story. In addition, our common sense tells us that this fairytale is not entertaining because we do not understand how one can confuse a wolf for their grandmother. A human and wolf share no similar features; however, fairytales do not dwell on these facts and ideas. That would take the magic and fun out of these tales. This does not stop us from analyzing and critiquing the tales, as shown in the comic above. This illustration is an example of a social comic with RRH as the topic. I say that it is a social comic because it speaks to our common sense and is just appealing to us as a social aspect. No hidden meaning, it openly conveys what it means. It is attractive to our common sense because it validates what that inner adult voice says to us. It gives us a comic relief to our logic because it provides a twist on the tale that we don’t expect. We know that she can not be this dumb so we find this comic funny because it is very different than the original and it validates our common sense. I like the cartoon because it is funny and logical. Also, it wraps the story up the way that it should be, ‘you are not my grandmother, you could not be my grandmother, you’re a wolf.”

Comparison between "Cupid and Psyche" and "The Frog King"
First, let's begin by comparing the two story's messages. The stories both deal with love, that's a given. However, each one has a specific twist on the idea of love. In "The Frog King" by Brother's Grimm, the frog wants the female to keep her promise after he fetched her golden ball. She doesn't want to, but is forced to by her father to take care of the frog. She then throws the frog at the wall and that turns him into his human form. Now, we have no idea what the curse was for this prince. I'm guessing it was "Only when you get bae to throw you against the wall in amphibian form will you become human again...because that follows logical love." Whatever it be, the story deals with loving whats on the inside than the outside. The princess should love the prince no matter what form he is in, not because of the promise, but because you can't just fall for someone because they are suddenly attractive. The over all story looks at two types of unhealthy "relationships". First being forced into because of promises, and others, that leads to hate. The second being a superficial relationship; only liking the other because they fit your idea of appropriate significant other. Cupid and Psyche is a greek myth that deals with a son, Cupid, going against his mothers wishes and marrying a mortal she hates. Psyche then doesn't follow Cupid's wishes and the break up, she goes back to earth and must complete all these tasks if she wants Cupid back. This is about relationship centered around forgiveness and working to be with the other. These are only my interpretations of the story's messages. The relationships outlined in these stories are both outlining two different types of relationships: healthy and unhealthy.
Last, let's take a quick look at the story as a whole. A similarity to point out would be that the female is the one doing the work in the relationship. The female is the one to keep the promise, the female is the one to complete the tasks. This can be important because it shows a stronger more 3D feminine character than typical myths, or fairytale.
Both stories, outline different relationships, and provide a strong female character.








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Snow White Comparison

If you google Snow White, Disney’s version makes up a majority of the results. It seems that no one minds the original version as much anymore. Within these two stories minor differences occur. Disney seemed to change the fairytale to fit my Prince will come, and he will save me with the power of love outline. In the original fairytale the prince buys her coffin from the dwarfs and has her body carried around the castle and her coffin drops, releasing the apple in her throat. Disney changed this to the prince searching for her and kissing her to wake her up. The Queens within the stories are different as well. The Queen in the original is her mother, but the Queen in Disney’s version is her step mother. This was done because they didn’t want the audience to put the message that real mothers could be this cruel. Another difference to highlight is that the prince searches for the Snow White (after they had already met in the beginning) in the Disney version and he just happens to find her in the dwarf’s cabin in search of a place to stay the night in the original. The prince searching for Snow White in the original leads the audience to believe that he will come if you wait, and girls don’t have to do anything. In contrast to the original, which conveys luck and that he might find you.

Some similarities that take place within the stories are the outline and most of the characters. The plot of the story stays the same. They introduce the main character, her problem arises, her problem tries to get the best of her, she runs away, the problem comes back for vengeance, she comes out on top with little to no action on her part, and she gets the prince. They kept the same characters in the Disney version as the original with the exception of adding in the animals.

Disney changed the story to untwist the tale a little (changing the mother to a step mother), give the audience hope in endings (the prince finding Snow White after traveling many miles), and to get the audience to believe in true love conquering all (the prince waking Snow White from her curse).

Cinderella...rag to riches?

Cinderella

  

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The “rags to riches” motif is something that plays a big part in the lower class’ life. Those that actually understand the rags part of the story hope and believe in these tales. We believe this because we want to think that life will not always be a struggle for scraps—that one day it will all be worth it. I believe it takes many forms, not just money wise but within happiness too. Multiple stories center around the main character starting without whatever they want (sadness/rags) then they end up with either what they want, close enough to want they want that they are content, or they realize that is no longer their dream (happiness/riches). This is why we keep this plot around because it can foster so many themes that it appeals to so many of us. However, could this be a double edge sword? Side a you don’t believe that everything will get better if you work hard and pay your dues, so you begin to not care and you put yourself in this rut. Side b you believe and your hard work doesn’t pay off you don’t know what to do or think. Using Cinderella as an example, if she didn’t listen to her mothers words of being kind to even those who don’t deserve it, and she just gives up. She either runs away or her spirit is broken enough that she stays but doesn’t fight for her rights at all. Well, that takes away from the fairytale completely because even if we stay with this scenario, and she somehow still marries the prince, the reader may question if she really deserves her fortune. On another note, what if she remained hopeful and listened to her mother’s words, but she never marries the prince. Again, is that a fairytale then? She clearly deserves for her life to get better. She has paid her dues and then some—but nothing happens for her. I believe that this motif is just used a little beam of light at the end of the tunnel that you may reach with a combination of multiple factors.

            Cinderella is considered a “rise tale” making the question, “Can it be reached with either marriage or magic?”. Well, Of course riches and success can be given through marriage vows. This is very realistic, it happens everyday. However, does that make the riches and success truly yours? Meaning, are you truly deserving of this outcome, or are you just lucky? Of course, this is very analytical and harsh—some people are very worthy and deserving of a wealthy marriage. This motif makes you question your temperament and wonder if you are fitting of the crown; no matter the outcome. As for magic, I interpret magic in the real world to be the belief that anything could happen for you. I do believe this is realistic because its happened for a lot of people. However, it comes with a price; you must be willing to work for your success and never give up no matter how hard it gets.