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Final Blog In this class I have learned so much and grown so much as a person. I originally came into this class thinking we was going to discuss the function of fairytales and the different variations. After attending the class and diving into the first few tales I learned that the class was going to be very different. Reading all the different kinds of tales and examining the different authors and writers I became more intrigued in the class. I know this was supposed  to be a fairytale class but I just had no clue what the substance of the class was going to be. However, after I took the time to read the material and make the class what I wanted it to be I was able to grasp onto concepts more. Overall, I liked the material covered and the way it was presented. All the group projects we had and the time we took out in class to complete the quizzes was very helpful. I also liked the times when we was able to talk about the tales as a class and have the mini presentation by the s

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