Fairy Tales

I think researching was the hardest part of the research essay. I could not really choose a thesis until I had research, but having a specific thesis or an idea about what I wanted to do would have helped with narrowing down my research. I guess thought that is just part of research. We are [...]

Ok. So I am little confused on what we are suppose to be writing about for or last and final essay. According to our syllabus we should write an analytic review on one of the stories from “The Bloody Chamber”. We can use theoretical lens texts we have read in this class or other texts. [...]

Hey guys. I am starting to write my paper, but I also still have a little bit of research to do. I am writing about “Heinrich, or the Love of Gold”. The story itself criticizes  not only the idolatry of gold and money, but (I am hoping) also criticizes the ideas of self help and [...]

I think I will write about Heinrich or the love of gold and how it relates to the materialism and the shrinking artisan class during the Victorian period. I am little worried about whether or not I will have enough material to fit ten pages. I think I might have to include another fairytale and [...]

I am interested in several versions of the Cinderella. Lin Lan is one of them. Its plot strayed I think the most from the “traditional” story of Cinderella.  I am also interested though in the incestuous desires of the king in “Donkeyskin” and how that changes the dynamic of the story.