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Thirdly, the effect of classic fairy tales on readers and society can be explored by studying their themes. Three well-known fairy tales are going to be used as examples. The first one is "Cinderella", which describes Cinderella who is degraded and abused by her stepsisters. She has to obey them and do all the housework for them. This is actually an example of "sibling rivalry" — the competition between brothers and sisters — which is a very common problem that children may encounter. This story helps children to accept sibling rivalry as a rather common fact of life, as well as encourages them not to fear it. It ... explains to those children who are facing this problem that, although they are considered "dirty" and in a low position like Cinderella, this only happens temporarily and does not mean that their future is also "dirty".
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Fairy tales that have been written down generally differ from their oral counterparts. Scribes are usually pressured to remove graphic descriptions from within the stories. Ironically, much of this censorship takes place because the upper-class editors viewed the prurient interests of the common people's fairy tales to be, well, distastefully common.
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[One] complication relating to origins of fairy tales is the phenomenon of the literary fairy tale-a story based on magical elements and characters written by a single identifiable author. The literary fairy tale came into popularity in France and Italy during the 17th century, where it was a kind of sophisticated parlor game for adults in aristocratic society. Many of the literary tales were influenced by, and in turn, influenced the oral tales. For example, the version of Beauty and the Beast that is best known today was created as a literary tale by Mme. Leprince De Beaumont in 1757.
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This book is an extensive analysis of the Grimms’ book of fairy tales, originally called Nursery and Household Tales. Tatar provides in-depth analyses of the main types of heroes and villains appearing in the stories, and she ... delves into the way in which the Grimms constructed the tales. Thought-provoking in its content, this book is an excellent introduction to the “real” Grimms’ fairy tales for someone who is not as familiar with the implications of the tales.
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This humorous book of revisionist fairy tales is perfect for a diverse group of elementary school boys and girls. The ten complete stories are clever, amusing and true to their name: really stupid. Although these versions do not attempt to be faithful to the original stories, these zany stories give children the opportunity to enjoy some modern tales taken from the familiar.
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One of these modern retellings, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough's novel Godmother, mixes up elements from a number of fairy tales and archetypes to create a new story set in modern Seattle, Washington. Scarborough's Fairy Godmother provides an excellent description of the genre:
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