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Scotland's Great Boundary In Brave By Pixar

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Welcome to Scotland! In the movie, Brave by Pixar, the story of a mother and daughter’s struggling to communicate is infused with Scottish traditional clothing. Striving to preserve many Scottish traditions, Pixar showcases Scotland’s great symbol the tartan and masters the art of the great kilt. Capturing some of the essences of Scotland’s culture, Brave allows us a peek into a part of Scotland’s past and its family’s histories. Following the tale of a mother and daughter that struggle to see eye to eye, Pixar uses a storyline that crosses every culture boundary. In Brave, the daughter Merida is a strong-willed young girl, determined to make it on her own. Running wild in the forest surround her castle with her bow and arrow, Merida does not want to grow up and receive responsibility, but she just happens to be a princess. The Queen, Elinor, is caring, loving, and only wants what is best for her family. She is …show more content…

A great kilt is a thick woolen cloth made up of two loom pieces sewn into a width of 60-inch and up to 590-inch long. Left as an unaltered garment that would be gathered into pleats and secured by a wide belt on the bottom and the top half was draped over your left shoulder. The kilt could be used for protection against the weather and even used as a blanket if needed. Under the kilt, the men could either wear a shirt or not. The pattern that decorates the kilt can be arranged in different colors and a variety of strips of different widths, known as Tartan. In America, a tartan is known as the pattern, plaid. Evidence suggest that tartan and kilts have been around since the 5th or 6th Century, but didn’t come into common use until the 1500 or so. Each clan creates their pattern of tartan to help identify themselves. Tartan is one of the most important symbols of Scotland, and many wear it in many styles

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