Pick one of this week’s LRRH tales to write about and develop a response using the following questions.
*Please use a DIFFERENT story than the one you used in your group discussion*
1) Start by giving your own definition of the fairy tale and its key conventions. To you, what must absolutely be present in order for a story to count as a fairy tale?
2) How does your definition compare the ones given by Bloch, Luthi, and Zipes? What would you add or subtract from their definitions, or what would you agree or disagree with?
3) How does your chosen LRRH tale fulfill or subvert the expectations of the fairy tale genre, according to your definition? Analyze how 1-2 specific conventions work to meet or challenge these expectations.
4) How does your chosen LRRH tale fulfill or subvert the expectations of the fairy tale genre, according to the definitions given by Bloch, Luthi, and Zipes ? Analyze how 1-2 specific conventions work to meet or challenge these expectations.
5) Why do you think the author or storyteller told this tale in the way they did? What effects do you think they were trying to create?
Make sure to use specific examples from the text (both the story and the secondary essays), and cite your sources!
Double-spaced. 500 word minimum. Upload your response as a docx or pdf file.
