Fairy Tales and Meaning
Based on the textual artifacts (Cinderellas slipper and Snow White and the Huntsmn), I would say that fairy tales continue to create meaning in the 21st century due to the nostalgia effect. People grow up with them in some form, usually thanks to Disney creations, and so as people older they develop nostalgia for those things they remember from their childhood. Companies understand that and they create new ways to sell those old memories, new ways to repackage them, and so on. That is why there are new versions of the Brothers Grimm storiesdone by poets or novelists, as we have seen in this class. That is why there are new movies made of themBlancanieves, for instance, or Snow White and the Huntsman. And that is why there are novelties like the Cinderella slipper for sale on Amazon. There is some nostalgic feeling that people are tapping into. They create meaning by tapping into those feelings that lay inside everyone who has been touched by fairy tales in the past. The new creations draw on those seeds planted in childhood. They create meaning only because of those roots.
Yes, the continued relevance of fairy tales is their ability to explore universal themes that transcend time and culture, but new adaptations are only able to do so because of the originals merit. That is one thing that probably has not changed...
…original story's themes.Fairy tales also continue to create meaning in the 21st century because of their ability to spark the imagination and inspire creativity. The popularity of Cinderella's slipper as a novelty item on Amazon shows that even in a world dominated by technology, people still crave the magic and wonder that fairy tales provide. The slipper serves as a tangible reminder of the power of fairy tales to inspire us and transport us to new worlds.
Ultimately, fairy tales continue to create meaning in the 21st century because of their ability to explore universal themes, their adaptability to different cultural contexts, and their ability to spark the imagination and inspire creativity. The textual artifacts of Snow White and the Huntsman…
References
Glass Slipper. (2023). Amazon. Retrieved from https://www.amazon.com/Cinderella-Ornaments-Decoration-Birthday-Transparent/dp/B091V2LMJS/ref=asc_df_B091V2LMJS?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80470640256806&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584070162102749&th=1
Snow White and the Huntsman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9cBVm9gtKU
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