{"id":156,"date":"2020-10-20T07:06:23","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T07:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/claricemah\/?p=156"},"modified":"2020-10-20T23:21:25","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T23:21:25","slug":"brothers-grimm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/claricemah\/2020\/10\/20\/brothers-grimm\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey 4: The Creators of Fairy Tales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Childhood does not exist without fairy tales.  Fairy tales speak to a child\u2019s imagination and curiosity.  They are the seeds of creativity, passion, and morality.  The beauty of fairy tales is that they can paint a life lesson in a world of possibility.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cinderella and the prince at the ball https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/college\/2015\/03\/14\/voices-its-time-for-a-modern-cinderella\/37401275\/ <\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I grew up with all the classic fairy tales, and I learnt most of them from watching Disney.  Some of my favourites were Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid.  Imagine the shock I faced when I learnt their original stories.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disney didn’t come up with Cinderella<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Brothers Grimm in 1847, Wilhelm (Left) and Jacob (Right) https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brothers_Grimm <\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Most Disney movies you know and love actually originated from gruesome fairy tales written by the Brothers Grimm.  Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were academics, philologists, researchers, lexicographers and writers from 19th century Germany.  They were known for collecting and publishing folklore.  These two essentially made all the fairy tales you grew up with popular.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Illustration by Alexander Zick of Cinderella inspired by the Brothers Grimm https:\/\/theculturetrip.com\/europe\/germany\/articles\/13-intriguing-fairy-tales-by-the-brothers-grimm\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A dark past<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Born in the town of Hanau in Germany, the brothers mainly grew up in Steinau, a nearby town.  It was really sad that their father passed away when they were only around ten years old.  Their father\u2019s death and the resulting poverty affected the brothers for a long time.  Perhaps this had something to do with their interest in dark storytelling.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Folklore legends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Brothers Grimm became leaders in researching German language and literature, especially folktales.  In fact, they created a system for organizing folk stories that became the foundation for folklore studies.  Ultimately, together they published a large body of literature and a historical german dictionary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Title page of first volume of Grimms’ Kinder- und Hausm\u00e4rchen<\/em> (1819) 2nd Ed https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grimms%27_Fairy_Tales <\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Not so family friendly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Snow white and the seven dwarves
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While the original Grimm\u2019s Fairy Tales were extremely gruesome for today\u2019s standards, Walt Disney managed to adapt many of them into lighter and happier, family friendly films.  I am so happy that the Disney version of Cinderella doesn\u2019t include Cinderella having her feet cut off, and her stepsisters being blinded by birds.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wonder what folktales would be without the Brothers Grimm.  If they hadn\u2019t pursued their passion, would our favourite Disney movies still exist?  Would all of our cherished classic fairy tales be a part of our childhood? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c7 Disney Movies Based On Deeply Disturbing, Horrifying Books.\u201d Zach Seemayer<\/em>, 10 Apr. 2015, zachseemayer.com\/2014\/12\/03\/7-disney-movies-based-on-deeply-disturbing-horrifying-books\/.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBrothers Grimm.\u201d Wikipedia<\/em>, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Oct. 2020, en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brothers_Grimm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFairy Tales: Disney Didn’t Tell It This Way…\u201d The Independent<\/em>, Independent Digital News and Media, 22 Oct. 2011, www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/films\/news\/fairy-tales-disney-didnt-tell-it-this-way-2123553.html.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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