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Arabian Folktales  Arabic stories are very special in their own way. They are read from left to right and they use dialect. The oral tradition became a profession over time. The men became the storytellers in the open and the women told the stories in private. The Arabian folktales have a focus on entertainment purposes. They are framework stories, meaning they have a set start but they tend to go every which way. “Kan ya ma Kan” means “it was or it wasn't” and it starts the folktales off. They also have a longer introduction called “farchen.” They may include a lesson but it does no always have one. They shed insight to human behavior and varies in style. Personal aspirations cedes before family demands welfare and honor. The characters in the story range and there is a universal theme throughout them all: struggle of the underdog and triumph against adversity. Lastly, they have the 5 categories of folktales. They are different from the tales we have studied because most o...

LECTURE ANALYSIS  In India, there is this idea of possession. Women are far more affected by this idea than anyone else. However, in Folklore, there are some key points that are shared between the Indian culture and the Americans. The genres and expressions are the main concepts being explored by both. But we still have, the beliefs and the beliefs statements, supernatural experiences, and religion. Religion is tied closely to american folk and fairy tales. A lot of the stories have different ways of incorporating the bible, quran, and other works into the make of the tale. Most times, these inclusions are the main motifs and falcons. But, their religion is a little different. First, they say that “Jesus is the new chicken.” They have strong religious beliefs that one shouldn't marry or have babies until marriage. This is very similar to christianity. However, if the Indian community gets word of this they have to be excommunicated.   Being possessed is a large pheno...

Jocelyn's Blog Review I read Jocelyn Hill’s blogs and found out some interesting information about her. In her most recent blog she shared an anecdote about a personal experience that related to the presentation given by K’Olewe’s. Not only did she do that, but she also slowly progressed into the “answer” to the question. She spoke about what stuck out to her the most and what she enjoyed. She was also very descriptive in her language about the lady who came to visit. She said how she wore a "detailed beaded anklet". I felt as if I was present. Most times when I did my blog I just spoke about the topic at hand, so it was interesting to read her blog and see the difference in style. Moving on to her other two blogs I really like the pictures and the short video she incorporated. She added the picture that correlated to what she was discussing in the blog. In blog 6 she again found a way to tie the fairytale to a scenario in reality. Jocelyn played and argued both ...

CHILDREN AS A HERO In the Little Red Riding Hood, the main character is a girl who is on a journey to her grandmother’s house. She could be called a hero because she defeats the wolf and then escape. For example, in the story The False Grandmother there was the ogress who was portrayed as the wolf. The little girl, outsmarted the wolf and he was not able to go after her when she started to run back home. The girl saved herself, unfortunately she was too late to save her grandmother. In this story, the little girl had a lot on her shoulders and she was in the woods alone. Thinking about how that went about she is the true definition of a heroine. She was able to defeat the “scary villain” even being alone. She had to learn the task to overcome through the midst of trouble. In the tales Hansel and Gretel, the children are heroes because they save one another from being harmed. In most versions of the tale, one of the children leave a trail of whatever they have so they can rememb...

Folktale and Story-Telling Tradition from Kenya Folk and Fairy Tales from Kenya have a slightly different outlook on life and the overview of how it is trying to be transcribed. The African " Orature" is oral lecture and oftentimes being displayed and recited orally. The tales create a sense of identity and a social foundation. They also affirm the identity of one by revealing who they are and support the reasons behind their present beliefs. Most tales are recited to younger generations, but the details may be altered. The overall message and structure of the story stays the same but the supporting details change from person to person. This can be different from traditional tales we have read because they do not all base their lifestyles off of them and they can oftentimes be deterred. They are presented orally, but once they are written down on paper they become clear cut and only recited that way. They do not go back and change up the story line. To me tis messe...

CINDERELLA In the Disney’s Cinderella, the main character is a girl who is under the care of her evil stepmother. She resides with her step mother and two ugly and jealous step sisters. Cinderella was supposed to be enslaved and wear here ready clothes. She did a lot of work around the house and always had to do the dirty work for her sisters. It isn’t until Cinderella’s fairy godmother comes up that she starts to transform and eve have a chance at attending the royal ball. The fairy godmother is Cinderella’s token to becoming royalty. Without her Cinderella may not have been a beautiful princess to the prince by the end of the story. From this version it is possible that one can reach success or riches with magic. The fairy godmother had lost of magic tricks up her sleeve that helped Cinderella get to where she ended. I do not think there is any other way Cinderella would have been able to get to the prince if she did not have the few hours of royalty. When the magic was su...