My book and heart review

When I first left the theater after viewing this movie, I must admit that I was disappointed. I didn't feel like I learned anything at all, and I was frustrated by the fact that we had already discussed all of the main points. What I didn't realize, until after we discussed it is class, was that there was not fault in the movie, but within myself. I was blinded by my aforementioned feelings and didn't take the time to realize how great the film really was. Although we had learned the information, the presentation of it was much different. Through narration, pictures, and props, the creators got their point across in a way that was fascinating and visually stimulating. This film was funny, serious and educational all at the same time, which is rare. The beauty of the words and pictures helped to show the viewers not only the importance of the little forgotten books, but the importance of reading. When you read you are taken to a magical place all your own, for no two people read the same story the same. The first book that I remember reading over and over again is 'Quest For a Maid' by Frances Mary Hendry. It's about a little girl named Meg, whose sister Inge is a witch. One dark and stormy night she sneaks into her sister's store-room and watches her kill a king with her powers. Inge leaves the next day to become a lady in waiting, and Meg struggles with all that she had seen and heard. The tale is exciting, beautifully written and sad but it has and always will be my favorite. Even now, 15 years later, I still read it every year. I have given tons as gifts and still talk about it to anyone who will listen. The film reminded me of how truly magical it is to read your favorite book for the first time. No matter how many times you read it, inspite of all the new information that you get from it each time, you can never have that first time back. It reminded me to treasure books because you never know when you will read your next favorite book for the first time.

STUDY GUIDE

you need to know:

• Little Mermaid
• Little Red Riding Hood
• Cinderella
• Hansel and Gretel
• Beauty and the Beast
• Sleeping Beauty
• Snow White
• Rupunzel
• East of the Sun, West of the Moon
• The Juniper Tree

+commentary by Tartar

+ look at different versions of the stories

+Displaced FT's too

+ Humpty Dumpty/ Alice in Wonderland/ Jabberwoky/ portmanteau

QUESTIONS:

1. Who is the archetypal lady named in Finnegan's Wake that we discussed in class? OR more specifically the portmanteau- multilevel word A- Prank Quean
2. What is the privaleged number in FT's? A- 3
3. What is misplaced concreteness? A- Rupunzel- whether someone's hair can hold a human's weight- fallacy
4. According to the index (Arney Thompson) what is the fairy tale for 333? A- 333
5. How does the collective unconscious show its self in FTs? A- archetypes
6. What is the following quote from and who says it: "If you're really crafty you'll get them both"? A- the wold in Little Red to himself
7. 3 parts of universal quest according to Joseph Cambell A- 1) separation, 2) initiation, and 3) return
8. 3 parts of the triple goddess A- 1) mother, 2) crone, and 3) triple goddess
9. Why is there no such thing as an original? A- all lit is displaced myth
10. What do you recognize in someone when you bow to them? A- the divine
11. "I'm not history, I'm ___________!" said the genie in Aladdin. A- mythology
12. Cinderella's differences between Perault and Grimm? A- ash girl in Grimm version
13. Hans my Hedgehog, Beauty and the Beast, and East of the Sun are all _________ motifs. A- search for missing husband/ beast group
14. Which doesn't involve parents struggling to concieve? A- Bluebeard
15. Archetypal mythological mother/ daughter duo. A- Persephane and Demeter
16. Write a haiku about one of our chosen stories. hints: 3 lines (5, 7, 5 sylables); usually about nature, outdoors; declarations of images from story
17. What is the significance of blue in bluebeard's beard? A- otherworldlyness, fear... D- all of the above
18. What causes the transformation in Beauty and the Beast? A- love
19. Archetype of talking animal? A- Lucius from the Golden Ass
20. Why did cupid wake up when Psyche was looking at him? A- oil from the lamp landed on his shoulder
21. What is this: 'sisty ugler'? A- Spoonerism
22. Which Romantic poet thought that man knew everything at one time and then forgot? A- William Wordsworth from the Ode to Imitations
23. What mythical story did Beauty and the Beast come from? A- Cupid and Psyche
24. Bluebeard and genders: character flaws of sexes- an inquisitive women is worse than a murdering man
25. In which Grimm fairy tale is the 'witch' a character? A- Hansel and Gretel
26. Which author wanted to marry Little Red? A- Charles Dickens
27. What phrase clues you in that you are reading a fairy tale? A- once upon a time... and long long ago...
28. Who was Cinderella's mother in the Celtic version? A- Ewe