ENGL 2740 Lecture Notes - Race Film
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Implied reader must be able to read to fairytale. The genre of the fairytale has a history and can be used to communicate gender, class and race. Prince is stereotypical, he can do what he wants, rode in on his white horse. Standing on the balcony is like romeo and juliet. The doves are her friends, innocent white pure creatures, cute woodland animals. Her one wish is to get married and to find someone she loves. He falls in love with her in rags. Queen is desexualized she is fully covered even her hair. Queen is surrounded by darkness (her clothes, castle, make up) and sw is in the light and happiness and fair. Sw is 7 in the book, she is older in movie, she is still very childish, speaks in rhythm. Next clip: when sw arrives at the cottage. She likes the prince and is already his.
