Samantha Montgomery and Austin, Modern version’s Cinderella and Prince in the movie “A Cinderella Story”, are the student at North Valley High. Austin is a popular kid at North Valley High; his dream is to go to Princeton. Samantha is a stepdaughter of her family and is treated deviled by her step mother and two stepsisters after her father died. One day, Samantha accidently meets Austin on internet and text each other for a while, then they decide to meet at Halloween party. At the party, Samantha leaves her cell phone because she is hurry to go back home before her stepmother finds out. Since then, Austin starts looking for his dreaming girl -the owner of cell phone- in school. All girls in school are crazy about the news and pretend to be the owner.
It is the modern version of Cinderella and typically example of how fairy tale influence young generation’s life, In school, popular boys and girls, normally, have been treated as prince and princess. While the definition of popular boy is someone who has a rich family, smart and handsome, the definition of popular girl means someone who is not only having a wealthy family, she is also sexy and pretty. Every kids in school dreams to be the popular kids and to be treated as prince or princess, it is an universe phoneme in society as well nowadays. Girls are looking for Mr. charming and wish to marry them then happy ever after, but how many of them can really dream come true? Now, I am going to examine the principle that readers are no longer the victims of the ideal by exploring the influence of fairy tales on readers and perception of romantic relationship: the genre of fairy tales.
The influence of fairy tale on readers and perception of romantic relationship is the genre of tales. The universe genre of fairy tale is ended with a happy ending, with the happy ending; audience can be influenced in both positive and negative way. Reader can get a satisfaction from the happy ending and build up confidence and hope from the reality. In the tale, “Snow White”, the main character is saved by a handsome prince at the end, eventually, they get marriage and happy after forever (Snow White and Seven Dwarfs 98). Also, in the tale, “Beauty and Beast”, Beauty marries to a Beast, but the ugly Beast lastly turns to be a charming prince (Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont 30). All the tales teach audiences how lucky the girls are at the end, how romantic the love story can be. So, readers can be comforted spiritedly by the tale especially the female who has been treated unfairly in society, such as she does not have a good looking and unpopular in her life or her significant other treats her in a bad way. Furthermore, fairy tale also brings a confidence and hope to readers by prince display.
However, with the prince display, fairy tale can create a negative influence on reader as well. If readers are too obsessed with romantic side of fairy -tale, they are more likely to forget the difference between reality and story. In order to pursue their ideal dream such as ideal man, girls can act as crazy as they can. For example, Leo, the main character of the movie “Lavender”, is a famous singer. All girls crazy about him, and chase him everywhere he goes. However, Xun, the other main character in the movie, is Leo’s first lover since he was ten. When their relationship is explored by journalist and reports on the news. Two girls go crazy and find Xun , break her bike and warning her to stay away from Leo. It is only a movie, but it is the reflection of reality, otherwise, the director cannot make the story up without any sources. According to the article, “Why Movie Move Us,” Professor, Marshall McLuhan, states that, “Film’s impact is due to the medium becoming the message itself. It is an extension of our sense; it is a mirror of the external world.” (Roger Bacon 65). In other words, movie is not only a fiction for audience; it is also a reflection of people’s life-which is outside of movie- in the society. Thus, the similar situation appears in the movie also occurs in the reality. But the question is what ends up with the ideal dream of the girls and boys who wish to marry superstar or become the super modern or the richest guy like Bill Gate? The only answer is there is nothing left for the ideal dream except disillusionment.
Since the happy ending of fairy tales bring not only a positive influence, the spiritedly comfort from tales to reality; but also a negative influence on readers and society, the confusion between tale and reality. It is clear that audience can fulfill their wish spiritedly by the tale , but they should be able to understand the difference between romantic story and reality. Therefore, people should keep their hope based on the spiritedly satisfaction and build up their confidence to looking forwards the real life, but to hold up the ideal dream and wish it come true forever.
Work Cited:
Anne , Sexton. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” Epic Reinvented: The Classic Fairy Tales. Maria Tatar. The United States of America: 1998. Print.
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. “Beauty and the Beast.” Epic Reinvented: The Classic Fairy Tales. Maria Tatar. The United States of America: 1998. Print.
It is the modern version of Cinderella and typically example of how fairy tale influence young generation’s life, In school, popular boys and girls, normally, have been treated as prince and princess. While the definition of popular boy is someone who has a rich family, smart and handsome, the definition of popular girl means someone who is not only having a wealthy family, she is also sexy and pretty. Every kids in school dreams to be the popular kids and to be treated as prince or princess, it is an universe phoneme in society as well nowadays. Girls are looking for Mr. charming and wish to marry them then happy ever after, but how many of them can really dream come true? Now, I am going to examine the principle that readers are no longer the victims of the ideal by exploring the influence of fairy tales on readers and perception of romantic relationship: the genre of fairy tales.
The influence of fairy tale on readers and perception of romantic relationship is the genre of tales. The universe genre of fairy tale is ended with a happy ending, with the happy ending; audience can be influenced in both positive and negative way. Reader can get a satisfaction from the happy ending and build up confidence and hope from the reality. In the tale, “Snow White”, the main character is saved by a handsome prince at the end, eventually, they get marriage and happy after forever (Snow White and Seven Dwarfs 98). Also, in the tale, “Beauty and Beast”, Beauty marries to a Beast, but the ugly Beast lastly turns to be a charming prince (Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont 30). All the tales teach audiences how lucky the girls are at the end, how romantic the love story can be. So, readers can be comforted spiritedly by the tale especially the female who has been treated unfairly in society, such as she does not have a good looking and unpopular in her life or her significant other treats her in a bad way. Furthermore, fairy tale also brings a confidence and hope to readers by prince display.
However, with the prince display, fairy tale can create a negative influence on reader as well. If readers are too obsessed with romantic side of fairy -tale, they are more likely to forget the difference between reality and story. In order to pursue their ideal dream such as ideal man, girls can act as crazy as they can. For example, Leo, the main character of the movie “Lavender”, is a famous singer. All girls crazy about him, and chase him everywhere he goes. However, Xun, the other main character in the movie, is Leo’s first lover since he was ten. When their relationship is explored by journalist and reports on the news. Two girls go crazy and find Xun , break her bike and warning her to stay away from Leo. It is only a movie, but it is the reflection of reality, otherwise, the director cannot make the story up without any sources. According to the article, “Why Movie Move Us,” Professor, Marshall McLuhan, states that, “Film’s impact is due to the medium becoming the message itself. It is an extension of our sense; it is a mirror of the external world.” (Roger Bacon 65). In other words, movie is not only a fiction for audience; it is also a reflection of people’s life-which is outside of movie- in the society. Thus, the similar situation appears in the movie also occurs in the reality. But the question is what ends up with the ideal dream of the girls and boys who wish to marry superstar or become the super modern or the richest guy like Bill Gate? The only answer is there is nothing left for the ideal dream except disillusionment.
Since the happy ending of fairy tales bring not only a positive influence, the spiritedly comfort from tales to reality; but also a negative influence on readers and society, the confusion between tale and reality. It is clear that audience can fulfill their wish spiritedly by the tale , but they should be able to understand the difference between romantic story and reality. Therefore, people should keep their hope based on the spiritedly satisfaction and build up their confidence to looking forwards the real life, but to hold up the ideal dream and wish it come true forever.
Work Cited:
Anne , Sexton. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” Epic Reinvented: The Classic Fairy Tales. Maria Tatar. The United States of America: 1998. Print.
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. “Beauty and the Beast.” Epic Reinvented: The Classic Fairy Tales. Maria Tatar. The United States of America: 1998. Print.
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