Write a 3-page essay on one of the following topics. Use specific examples from the text to support your points.
Transformations: Choose two of the tales in which an animal-to-human or human-to-animal transformation takes place and explore both transformations in symbolic terms. What are the symbolic meanings behind the transformations? What is required before the transformations can take place? Is there a deeper meaning about human/animal nature beneath the tales?
Parents / Stepparents: Explore the role of parent figures in the fairy tales. Focusing on two of the tales, examine the relationships between the primary characters and their parents or stepparents. How does the nature of the parent figure drive the story or contribute to the main characters’ ultimate journey?
Essays will be graded on your familiarity with the tales; the amount of meaningful, original analysis and observations; and your use of specific details from the text.
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