Thursday, February 7, 2013

Friday's Lesson and Homework Part 2

The representation of women in Snow White.

Planning a paragraph:

In the fairy tale Snow White, the women are represented as...

  • A prized possession/an object - The prince wants to possess her
  • Unintelligent - She opens the door three times
  • Naive - She doesn't recognise the Queen
  • Dependent - She needs the dwarves because she can't do things herself
  • Weak and pathetic - Can't fend for herself
  • Incapable
  • Disobedient - Doesn't listen to the dwarves
  • Valued by men for their beauty - The huntsman lets her free
  • Helpless
  • Valuing beauty above everything else - The Queen and her attitude towards Snow White
Choose the two or three most important points and write a paragraph explaining how women are represented in Snow White.

Homework: Your assignment is on Blackboard. Read a variety of fairy tales and choose one that you think you might want to use for your assignment. Use the questions on Blackboard to help you think about the way women are represented and post dot point answers to your blog by Monday.

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