English 2033E Lecture 2: Lecture 2 – September 22

• School: Western University
• Department: English
• Course: English 2033E
• Professor: Gabrielle Ceraldi

Document Summary

Lecture 2 september 22, 2016 (revisionist fairy tales) Paper bag princess similar to puss in boots by using flattery to trick the dragon, just like puss in boots flatters the ogre into turning himself into a mouse. Emphasis on clothes, need for the right clothes to get the prince, similar to cinderella. Ri(cid:272)hes to (cid:396)ags, (cid:271)ut does(cid:374)"t go (cid:271)a(cid:272)k to getti(cid:374)g (cid:396)i(cid:272)hes i(cid:374) the e(cid:374)d, so (cid:374)o typi(cid:272)al e(cid:374)di(cid:374)g (cid:271)ut typical loss of fortune that gets the story going. No traditional happily ever after ending, nothing that can be identified as a proper reward. The characters have actual names rather than nicknames, making them easier to relate to and designating them as individuals, the names suit the characters (elizabeth: dignified, the current queen; ronald: ronald mcdonald, main association, looks clownish) Addresses there is too much reliance on men by female characters, relying on weddings, not enough strong female characters, empowering to generation of female readers.