Compare / Contrast

Compare / Contrast Hans Christian Anderson 'Seamaid' -sisters -15 yrs, then allowed on land -rescued Prince from the water -maid wanted to live on land -could only live on land if the man loved her -once you become a human, you can’t go back to being a maid. -cut out tongue -pain when legs were created -it hurt when she walked after that -Prince saw maid as a page, not someone to love -the Prince actually loved the maid, but she couldn’t tell him -Prince married another woman -She needed to kill the Prince to get her tail back. But she didn’t. -She became foam on the sea. -Spends 300 yrs doing good services as reward Disney Little Mermaid -little fish and animals that talk -16-year-old -wanted to live on land -animals are her friends (no sisters) -Ariel rescues Prince from drowning -makes a deal with Ursula to turn human for 3 days -needs Princes’ KOTL to stay a human or else she will turn back into a mermaid and become Ursula’s -gives up her singing voice (not tongue) -Ursula turns up as “Vanessa” w/ Ariel’s voice -uses magic to make Prince forget about Ariel -Prince kills Ursula, and father decides to let Ariel be with Prince -KOTL -Marriage Perrault's Cinderella -Dad (widower) marries haughty woman as second wife -two stepsisters -little emphasis on housework/chores -Prince is on marriage market -Prince has a 3-day festival -Fairy godmother, pumpkin coach, animal servants. -glass slipper -stepsisters can’t get it on their feet -cinderella produces other shoe -Fairy Godmother turns her into Princess -Forgave sisters for cruelties -Finds stepsisters husbands (triple marriage) Grimms Aschenputtel (Cinderella) -more focus on mother’s death -Cinderella visits grave daily -stepsisters are fair, but have nasty hearts -Cinderella dresses in old clothes -Put to work all day, tortured -Magic Hazel Tree on mothers grave -White Bird grants her wishes -Requests a gown -3 nights @ ball -Prince follows her home every night -Prince sets trap for Cinderella -Stepmother cuts off stepsister’s toes to fit the shoe. (He doesn’t notice blood) -Bird has to tell Prince he has wrong girl -Birds peck out sisters eyes Little Red Riding Hood Perrault -Family: Grandmother, mother, LRRH -Basket: biscuits and butter -LRRH: “prettiest” girl around -Had a great desire to “eat her” = sex -Didn’t know it was dangerous to stop and talk to a wolf -No restraints from mother -No race to grammas -enjoying herself -not about obedience Moral: young girls shouldn’t talk to strangers, because they will eat them Wolf = man