English 2033E Lecture Notes - Permadeath, Gullibility, Hazel
16 Apr 2014
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Happy ending marriage, wealth, justice (grotesque) Evil women queen, stepmother focus on family dynamics. Talking animals manifestation of cosmic justice. Death reversible death (protagonists), permanent death (villains), death of the mother. Beauty = goodness cinderella vs. ugly stepsisters. Cannibalism giants and ogres, the story of grandmother. The underdog protagonist physical size, social class, innocence/naivety, age. Observe (patterns, echoes) analyze (why, what do they mean) Grimm brothers (jacob & wilhelm) 1812 - 1815. Grimm brothers wanted to collect a national literature single german identity. Motivated to preserve these folk tales as authentically as possible. Perrault was writing for an aristocratic audience for the court of louis 14. Needed to clean them up and get rid of vulgarities of the peasants. More subtle sexual innuendo than overt sexuality of other stories. Adds his own flourishes, including the morals he adds at the ends. Also incorporates a lot of fashion details would appeal to aristocratic audience.
