UNIT 5: "Catskin"- Joseph Jacobs
So the infamous maid and her notorious glass slipper was in under investigation for Unit 5. Though Catskin did not necessarily have a...


UNIT 4: "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves"- Anne Sexton
Since I’m a sucker for uniqueness and the delicate balance between classical and contemporary, I chose to symbolistically analyze this...


UNIT 3: "The Pig King"- Giovanni Francesco Straparola
Bear with me. The technological aspect of this blog, only a minor portion (sarcasm*), has proved most troublesome as I have yet to master...


UNIT 2: "The Little Girl and the Wolf"- James Thurber
I stumbled across this burst of fresh air on page 16, while thumbing through the various versions of Little Red Riding Hood. James...


UNIT 1: Introduction
I never equated fairy tales to recipes. However, after understanding the correlation, I can’t imagine a more appropriate analogy. As...

