Platonic Ideal In Once Upon A Time By Jonathan Young

Fairy Tales are not just stories that parents tell to their children, but stories with hidden valuable messages which are mostly left on a side. In the article “An Introduction to Fairy Tales,” Maria Tatar clearly explains how people need fairy tales in their lives. Tatar also states how fairy tales have the ability to take the listener, especially children’s, into a journey in which they can play with their imagination so that they can discover their deepest fears and wishes. Personally I agree with the author, because of the fact that in an individual’s lives as they get older, they will try to define themselves, sometimes comparing their own life with a character from their favorite story or Fairy Tale.

This is a tale of self-discovery, personal growth and the fact that Belle will not allow The Beast to objectify her. In the traditional story, Beauty and the Beast, we are forced to see Beauty and Beast as conflicting characters; Beauty is feminine, innocent, gentle and beautiful, while Beast is masculine, experienced, wild and ugly. The original story suggests that the characters were polar opposites and had irreconcilable differences. Carter's characters are less defined. In the story of Beauty and the

Beauty undergoes a physical alteration essential for her negative transformation, due to her susceptibility to corruptibility. Since “she was learning at the end of her adolescence, how to be a spoiled child and that pearly skin of hers was plumping out, a little, with high living and compliments” (48–49). Beauty transformed into a snobbish woman who became obsessed with materialistic objects and her looks. Her epiphytic moment for redemption occurs when the spaniel is at the door, thinking the Beast has come to collect her. She acts as a supplementary element, who offers companionship to the Beast. She is a loyal hybrid figure, half human half beast and despite being, “[a] well brushed, jewelled dog” (49) she demonstrates human capacity for compassion,

There are many different versions of Beauty and the Beast; It is a magical story of unconditional love. It teaches children that beauty is much more then skin deep. In this assignment I am to compare two, Beauty and the Beast stories; one by the renowned, famous Grimm Brothers as presented by Disney. The other called Beastly by the modern author Alex Flinn. The two versions have many similarities but still quite a few differences.

Beauty And The Beast focuses on the almost pitied love Beauty acquires for the Beast despite his horrible outward appearance and aggressive first impression. The clearest indication of psychoanalytical criticism is found in the main character Beauty, the humble and favorite daughter to a once wealthy merchant. For Beauty, the Beast who she once feared, has become someone she cares for and empathizes with despite the reasoning behind her imprisonment. After a period of time, love, virtue and a transformation of the heart will lead to a lifetime of happiness.

“Beauty and The Beast” is a classic well known romantic Disney movie that depicts the gender role of men and women in society. The film is based upon a smart young female protagonist named Belle who is imprisoned by a self-centered young prince after he has been turned into a beast. They both learn to love each other in the end and throughout the film there are several examples shown portraying the roles of gender. In the film the main characters Gaston and the Beast portray themselves as rude, conceited and more important than the woman even though the main character Belle is a woman whom is considered odd, yet smart, and unrelated to most women in society.

Beauty and the Beast is about a young girl named Belle who lives in a small provincial French town with her father who is an artist named Maurice. One day Maurice toke a wrong turn and Belle offers to take her father’s place as the beast’s prisoner. The beast is a selfish young prince who was cursed by a mysterious enchantress into a beast. He only has one hope to redeem himself by learning to love and be loved in return. But who could ever learn to love a beast?

Beauty’s final statement to the Beast increases the polarization of agency previously established in her language. She concludes, “‘Alas, I thought that I felt only friendship for you, but the grief I am feeling makes me realize that I can’t live without you’” (de Beaumont 41). This is the climactic profession of love the reader has been waiting for, but the very word “love” is nowhere to be found.

While there are many different versions of The Beauty and the Beast, they all focus on the same story line. This story demonstrates that a woman should abandon her family, leave all her dreams and life behind for a man. Men are constantly shown that they are the ones who have the power in a relationship. As Jack Zipes states in his article, “If we look at Madame Le Prince de Beaumont’s version of Beauty and the Beast in relation to the Oedipus complex and how girls were socialized to desire domination and boys dominate, we must begin with the fact that beauty is already in bonds or bonded by the time that we are introduced to her” (Zipes 265). When Beauty was introduced she was under her father’s control and later on moved under the Beast control when he kept her captive.

The portrayal of ethics in Beauty and the Beast “Beauty and the Beast” are one of the most interesting tales that has one of the best endings. The tale is about the relationship between Beauty and the Beast. The suspense of the tale where the Beast turns into a prince at the end makes the tale even more interesting. The author Leprince De Beaumont, did a great job in keeping up the suspense until Beauty confessed her love towards the Beast to show that the physical appearance plays no role when a person is in love with someone. Instead, personality and the caring nature for each other is what matters most.

Belle’s distinct personality traits help her see the greatness in the Beast that lead to him becoming the man he always secretly was. Belle during this film can be seen as the kindest person in

In Beauty and the Beast, the storytellers use the small town and the evil figure with a good heart to show that we as humans tend to be judgmental and push away the people who are different from us without really knowing both sides to the story because we often jump to conclusions and assume that we’re right. In the movie, Belle and the Beast fall in love even though they are very different from each other. They looked passed their differences and what people would think of them.

Beauty and the Beast has always been my favorite fairy tale of all time. The theme of not judging the worth or value of someone by their outer appearance is a powerful message relayed during such an early time period in such a superficial world. The plot consist of two major characters, beauty the female lead and beast the male lead that eventually fall in love. There are many versions of the old tale in both written and oral form throughout the world. However researchers have discovered that the original tale of Beauty and the Beast was first collected in Gianfranceso Straparola’s

Beauty and the Beast is a popular fairytale about a girl who falls in love with a beast and in return the beast becomes her prince. Luckily, for Belle,

Beauty is a worldwide concept that many are obsessed to meet. It influences how we think of ourselves and others around us, when it really shouldn't. Since we were children we have seen picture perfect fairy tales where the beautiful maiden falls in love with the handsome Prince. But in the fairy tale The Beauty and the Beast this repetitive plot is not true… A beautiful maiden who loves knowledge unexpectedly falls in love with a beast. This film shows how true beauty comes not from your hair, your face, or your clothes. No, it shows how true beauty comes from your heart, character, and values. Hence in the film, The Beauty and the Beast, the writers use