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FAIRY TALES & NURSERY RHYMES Agents of socialization
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FUNCTION OF FAIRY TALES Agent of socialization Bruno Bettelheim, The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning & Importance of Fairy Tales Help children master the problems of growing up, stimulate imaginations to help deal with fears
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INTRODUCTION TO REAL WORLD There is evil and virtue, good and bad in everything Difficulties in life are unavoidable, see hero confront evil, and through cleverness or bravery, find a way to triumph See socially acceptable behaviors before they are old enough to grasp moral issues involved
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RING-A-ROUND THE ROSIE Common American versions include: Ring-a-round a rosie, A pocket full of posies, Ashes! Ashes! We all fall down. Common British versions include: Ring-a-ring o' roses, A pocket full of posies, A-tishoo! A-tishoo! We all fall down.
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Jack & Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water… Louis and Marie Antoinette The little old lady who lived in a shoe, She had so many children, she didn’t know what to do…. She gave them some broth, without any bread; Then whipped them all soundly, and put them to bed.
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Mary, Mary quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockle shells And pretty maids all in a row. Bloody Mary, actual graveyard, silver bells and cockle shells=torture devices, pretty maids-original guillotine
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STRUCTURE & CONTENT Simplified view of world for child. Fundamental issues presented in either/or format Witch is bad and ugly. Princess kind and beautiful. Prince is brave and strong.
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Love, fear, death, isolation and abandonment themes Confront fears can’t yet verbalize Cinderella: parent death, step-mother, sibling rivalry Disney v. Grimm brothers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODd9_0qqnQo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODd9_0qqnQo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwbjet0zkLI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwbjet0zkLI
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ANALYZING CINDERELLA Mastering problems: wished for a different life Introduction to real world: death, problems of wealthy Stimulating imagination: fairy godmother puts magic spell Dealing with fears: parent death, step parent mean, siblings Either/or format: nice and beautiful, sisters mean and ugly Themes: hopeful in face of adversity Possible new meaning: commoner marries Prince, Kate Middleton, step sisters as negative voices within
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