8 October 2008 Class Notes

• Paul Newman's obituary mentions his likening to that of Little Red Riding Hood.
• Lynn Doyle read her response to what a child, boook, and nature were.
• Aaron read her rebuttle to the moral of Cinderella.
• Sexson read the ending of the Grimm version of Cinderella. Noticeable differences in the story: 1) the prince put pitch on the stairs to keep Cinderella from running off which is how she lost her slipper, it got stuck in the pitch, 2) the slipper was not glass it was, gasp!, gold, 3) no clock strikes twelve at midnight, no pumpkin, and 4) the step-sisters cut their heels and toes off, not to mention their eyes get picked out by birds.
• Magic number of a fairy tale is 3!
• Watch Jean Cocteau's "Beauty & the Beast."
• Beauty & the Beast is Type 425-C in Aarnie's motif classification (Beast Groom).
• A book and reading is about being on both sides of the pages.
• King Kong -- "original" version -- is a tale of Beauty & the Beast.
• Coming of Age Stories -- Pride & Prejudice, Bride & Prejudice
• Dark Themes in Fairy Tales
• Everything that is suppose to be realistic has roots that can be traced back to mythology or a fairy tale.
• Cybil had 20 personalites.
• Is marriage an institution of bondage? The yellow wallpaper.