![]() ![]() ![]() Physical symbolism highlights the message of the story, leaving no room for ambiguity in the moral. Fairy tales, after all, speak to a part of us that longs to know good triumphs in the end. They probably meant only to create a system of symbolism that made the forces of good and evil easily identifiable for the audience. The tellers of these tales probably never intended to suggest that physical unattractiveness predisposes one to evil or that beauty makes a person good. Review: Fairy tales have traditionally utilized the physical appearances of characters to depict the states of their souls: beautiful faces denote characters of virtue and ugly faces characters of vice. A retelling of “Snow White” and a companion book to Ella Enchanted. She longs to make herself pretty through the use of magic, but will find her happily-ever-after only when she learns to recognize her own worth. Summary: Aza has a beautiful voice in a country of singers, but others tend to notice only her physical unattractiveness. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |