hongrui peng

The versions of  Sleeping Beauty  varied over time. In the very first version, Talia, the sleeping beauty, was raped and abandoned by the king. Talia, representing females, suffered from the unethical, appalling treatment. According to  Sun, Moon, and Talia , the king raped Talia and intended to abandon her even when he knew that Talia had given birth to two children. It indicates that society's attitude towards women was demeaning, which means the society treated women more like objects than human beings. In the end, the king executed the queen and brought Talia home, but no one denounced the atrocity of the king's. No one questioned the justification of his behavior, and everyone in the story - even the narrator himself - considered the ending as a happy one. The first version strongly indicates the indifferent attitude - no one cares about females' feeling. The second version's theme grows better. In this version, the prince does care about sleeping beauty and t...

My personal favorite is Kua Fu , an ancient Chinese fairy tale. According to Kua Fu , the world was extremely hot, resulting in an extensive drought. Many people suffered this disaster and lands were dried out. Kua Fu, the giant guardian, found that the sun was responsible for this catastrophe. So Kua Fu, decided to eradicate the sun, chased and tried to catch the sun. The sun, however, was much faster than Kua Fu and kept emitting energy to weaken Kua Fu. Eventually, Kua Fu died halfway, and his body became a huge forest to provide protection for his people. I love this fairy tale because I consider Kua Fu as a tragic hero. He was a man of integrity and sheer will, fighting for his people and dying for his people.