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Traditional Fairy Tales, Class Six (02/12)
Monday, February 12, Period Two
Aziraphale appeared to be a bit on the nervous side today, pacing quite a lot more than usual. Other than that, however, the classroom was as usual, with breakfast pastries and hot drinks laid out for the students.
"Today we're going to have a brief discussion, and then I'd like you to meet with your project groups to work on your final projects. I'll be setting up meetings with each project group to discuss your proposals over the next couple of weeks, so please be sure to sign up for a meeting slot on the sheet posted there on the wall. Also, I need to speak with Haruhi Fujioka regarding your absence last week."
LECTURE: "Today we move on from Character Archetypes to Themes. Specifically, today we'll discuss the themes of Death and Coming of Age. Many of the fairy tales you hear and read deal with the concept of death, generally as either a punishment or a tragic event. The hero or heroine may be taking action to avenge a death, or they may have suffered an attack by the villain or even an accident which puts them into a position where they are in need of rescue. Metaphorical death can also be found, especially in tales such as "Sleeping Beauty" or "Snow White", where the heroine suffers from a magical sleep. Death additionally can be seen as a punishment, usually in response to a crime perpetrated by the villain. We see this frequently in the fairy tales, sometimes brought about by the hero himself, sometimes by an act of God.
Coming of Age stories are also prevalent, and especially when the focus of the tale is on a young female character. Again, these stories can be rather straightforward with this theme -- such as "Sleeping Beauty", where the heroine's coming of age is the catalyst for the tales main events. Or, the tales can again be more symbolic in nature -- some people argue that "Red Riding Hood" is a coming of age story, showing the heroine as she moves from the innocence of childhood to gain the more worldly knowledge of an adult."
DISCUSSION: Last week's reading assignment dealt with these two themes, so for today's discussion I would like you to choose either "The Rose Tree" or "Brother and Sister" and explain how the Death or Coming of Age theme is portrayed in that tale. Don't forget that following the discussion, you'll need to meet with your project groups and sign up for a consultation meeting with me."
ASSIGNMENT: Read "Little Snow White" and "The Lambikin".
[ooc:Please wait for OCD is now up, and class is in session.]
Syllabus
Class Roster
Project Groups
Linkdrop for classes
Aziraphale appeared to be a bit on the nervous side today, pacing quite a lot more than usual. Other than that, however, the classroom was as usual, with breakfast pastries and hot drinks laid out for the students.
"Today we're going to have a brief discussion, and then I'd like you to meet with your project groups to work on your final projects. I'll be setting up meetings with each project group to discuss your proposals over the next couple of weeks, so please be sure to sign up for a meeting slot on the sheet posted there on the wall. Also, I need to speak with Haruhi Fujioka regarding your absence last week."
LECTURE: "Today we move on from Character Archetypes to Themes. Specifically, today we'll discuss the themes of Death and Coming of Age. Many of the fairy tales you hear and read deal with the concept of death, generally as either a punishment or a tragic event. The hero or heroine may be taking action to avenge a death, or they may have suffered an attack by the villain or even an accident which puts them into a position where they are in need of rescue. Metaphorical death can also be found, especially in tales such as "Sleeping Beauty" or "Snow White", where the heroine suffers from a magical sleep. Death additionally can be seen as a punishment, usually in response to a crime perpetrated by the villain. We see this frequently in the fairy tales, sometimes brought about by the hero himself, sometimes by an act of God.
Coming of Age stories are also prevalent, and especially when the focus of the tale is on a young female character. Again, these stories can be rather straightforward with this theme -- such as "Sleeping Beauty", where the heroine's coming of age is the catalyst for the tales main events. Or, the tales can again be more symbolic in nature -- some people argue that "Red Riding Hood" is a coming of age story, showing the heroine as she moves from the innocence of childhood to gain the more worldly knowledge of an adult."
DISCUSSION: Last week's reading assignment dealt with these two themes, so for today's discussion I would like you to choose either "The Rose Tree" or "Brother and Sister" and explain how the Death or Coming of Age theme is portrayed in that tale. Don't forget that following the discussion, you'll need to meet with your project groups and sign up for a consultation meeting with me."
ASSIGNMENT: Read "Little Snow White" and "The Lambikin".
[ooc:
Syllabus
Class Roster
Project Groups
Linkdrop for classes
Re: PROJECT GROUPS
True, it had little direct bearing on how Rapunzel could escape, but Turtle was working on that part.
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