Comments for Fairy Tales

Comment on Now that class is over… by J.Y.L.

J.Y.L. — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:52:34 +0000

I just got done revising the research paper. It was pretty epic, but I felt that I had to do it because I was very dissatisfied by the way it turned out last time. I felt that I had some good progress with that essay. Hope everyone is good luck with their papers!

Comment on Now that class is over… by Papillon

Papillon — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:46:48 +0000

I am not going to rewrite because I feel that I should focus on the other things we need to do and because I think it would be too hard to rewrite one of my essays and so I think it would be too much work to rewrite and it may end up not being much better. Most of my essays had problems of structure but mostly things were too confusing to understand so I think it would be really hard for me to explain things in a way that would be better understood because my thesis’s were always complicated

Comment on Feminism in Carter by byarbrough

byarbrough — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:58:45 +0000

I’m not writing particularly on feminism, I think I’m going to talk about the beast within theme found in most of the stories. I do see feminism as an important part of the stories, but Dara gave me a cryptic message about how some critics don’t think this is true, so I think I’ll just avoid the subject so I don’t have to read too many other reviews.

Comment on Feminism in Carter by J.Y.L.

J.Y.L. — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:00:41 +0000

I don’t understand how to review the work as a whole without losing focus. Reviewing just one aspect of the tale seems to make the review over-simplified and doesn’t do the story justice, but it is really hard to write multiple aspects of the story. I am lost like everyone else.

Comment on Feminism in Carter by jnn02007

jnn02007 — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:53:11 +0000

Same kind of deal, I’m wondering if focusing on one topic of the story will make my review just a regular essay rather than a review. I’m still really unclear about this.

Comment on Feminism in Carter by Charizard

Charizard — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 07:51:44 +0000

My essay initially starts out as a focus on “The Tiger’s Bride”. I tried discussing how it is a new invention of an old fairytale. I then went on to talk about the current issue with fairytales, how they are edited, and how they should be interpreted in today’s context. I am a little worried, because once again, my paper is not long enough, and it loses focus mid way. I hope that I can bring the paper better by next Friday.

Comment on Feminism in Carter by winniexwong

winniexwong — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:13:16 +0000

In my review as well, i also happen to focus on the company of wolves. and mostly about her portrayal of women and empowering them. But i used that to talk about how i felt the story had a disturbing effect for me and the way she conveys her message, through such disturbing details seem to overshadow the power of her message. and in the end, I am felt feeling unnerved and a slight confused.

Comment on Feminism in Carter by jms02007

jms02007 — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:44:47 +0000

I’m having a hard time with this too. I am looking at feminism in “The Bloody Chamber” as well, and it does seem to dominate the review. I’m not sure if there’s supposed to be a specific focus of the review or not. I’m also having a difficult time finding the right voice for the paper.

Comment on Feminism in Carter by Cheesybob

Cheesybob — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:05:17 +0000

I think it’s important to focus on this. All of her tales seem to tackle this issue and some of them flip the typical role of females in fairy tales on their heads. However, it is still a review, I think we should talk about the story as a whole. Certainly you should say how the portrayal of women affects the story, and how effective this change is. I’m having the hardest time getting out of my essay writing voice. It was hard for me to write a good essay again and I think I was just starting to get better, and suddenly I have to change. Oh well, at least it doesn’t have to be that long.

Comment on Feminism in Carter by Marcia

Marcia — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:34:22 +0000

I understand what you mean when you say that one issue seems to overtake your paper. I’m trying to write an all-inclusive review on “The Werewolf” and “The Company of Wolves” but I’m having a hard time not focusing on specific aspects of the tales.