The fairytale that affected me emotionally is Beauty. In Giambattista Basile’s 1634 version, The Sun, the Moon, and Thalia (similar Sleeping to the popular versions by Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm), Thalia (the “Sleeping Beauty” version) sleeps with deep sleep after a prophecy about a doubt. When Ketan found her, he didn’t wake up to kiss her and put her to sleep. Later, Talia gave birth to twins when she didn’t know it, one of the babies sucked the cotton from her finger and woke up. This is often seen as a reflection of some of the historical attitudes towards women and their independence, although it is rarely discussed today. It touches my heart because it shows that my wife has to make a choice about who she wants to have children with.
I feel emotional because I don’t want my daughter or a relative to be rejected. I don’t want anyone I love or care about to be hurt. The victim becomes suicidal and is affected mentally and spiritually. I felt sorry for the queen. The princess also ended up having twins. She also ended up having to marry the prince. I feel sorrow because she had no choice but to marry the King. The king was the same man that raped her in her sleep. She should have a choice on who she wants to be with and who she wants to marry.
My teacher shared this tale with me. It plays into its significance because I did not know that this was a version of the tale. A version of raping and the princess having kids in her sleep. Sleeping beauty shapes my worldview. It shapes my worldview because it shows me that anything can happen to someone while they are unconscious. I drew moral lessons from Sleeping Beauty.
One moral lesson is the inescablity of fate. As the story shows, tragedy cannot be avoided no matter how hard we try. Despite his best efforts to protect Thalia from the Flax Seed Vision, he still fails at it. It shows that no amount of planning and foresight can change things in the near future. The moral lesson is that fate and destiny are beyond human control, and attempts to avoid them are futile. People have to accept and adapt to the situations that life creates.
Another moral lesson is forgiveness and redemption in love. Despite the king’s brutal actions, Thalia forgives him and eventually falls in love with him. Although this aspect of the story is problematic in modern interpretations (as it encourages or condones sexual violence), the original story may have tried to teach a lesson about forgiveness. sin and reconciliation. The king is also depicted as finally coming to “save” Thalia from her jealous husband, challenging the idea that love can save the misguided or violent. This is my second moral lesson.
The story, in its original form, says that forgiveness and acceptance lead to salvation and happiness, even when it is done badly – even if this is viewed today. My final moral lesson is that actions pay off. A misdemeanor, even if not immediately punished, can have unexpected consequences for the offender. These moral lessons influence my view of love. I think that just because you have kids with someone doesn’t mean you have to get married. I would want to marry someone that I love and that I know wants to be with me until we get old and die. I don’t want to marry someone just because I have to. Sleeping Beauty uses a variety of literary devices.
One literacy device that was used is personification. In the tale, the princess gets a spell cast on her. The spell put her to sleep for 100 years. The human characteristic is sleeping. The spell represents the attribution of something that is unhuman that gives the human quality of sleeping. Another literacy device that is used is symbolism. The sleeping curse acts as a symbolic interruption in life, symbolizing a time of waiting and change. In numerous perspectives, the princess’s slumber represents a shift from being a child to becoming an adult, and her awakening represents her preparedness for the duties of adulthood, marriage, and love.
A key symbol in Sleeping Beauty is the spindle that the princess uses to prick her finger. This spindle symbolizes fate and the unavoidable nature of destiny. Although the king and queen tried to stop the curse, the spindle serves as a reminder that destiny cannot be changed. A third literacy device that is used is allusion. Sleeping Beauty incorporates elements and ideas from previous fairy tales, myths, and religious narratives, including the concept of a hero overcoming villainy and reviving a princess. These references link the narrative to a wider literary and cultural heritage. Sleeping Beauty is a fairytale that has a significant impact on my life. It will always have a strong personal connection with me.
