The Brothers Grimm  Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm born a year apart  German academic, cultural researchers, and linguists (scientific study of human language)  More than 200 collective folk tales in over 100 translations

happily ever after  Characteristics of fairy tales  Don’t necessarily include fairies  Set in the past- usually significantly long ago. May be presented as historical fact from the past  Include fantasy, supernatural or make-believe aspects  Typically incorporate clearly defined good characters and evil characters  Involves magic elements, which may be magical people, animals, or objects. Magic may be positive or negative

 Characteristics continued…  May include objects, people, or events in threes  Focus the plot on a problem or conflict that needs to be solved.  Often have happy endings, based on the resolution of the conflict or problem  Usually teach a lesson or demonstrate important values Original works are usually much darker and more complicated than their modern retellings.

What did they “fracture”?  Rapunzel  Original story by the Brothers Grimm  Tangled Tangled  Snow White  Original story by the Brothers Grimm  Enchanted Enchanted  Cinderella  Original work by the Brothers Grimm  Altered interpretations  Ever After Ever After  A Cinderella Story A Cinderella Story

others…  Shrek (2001) Shrek  Ella Enchanted(2004) Ella Enchanted  The Princess & the Frog (2009) The Princess & the Frog  Snow White & the Huntsman (2012) Can you think of any others?

define:  A fractured fairy tale is an original mythical story that has been revised in at least one of the following ways:  Setting  Characters  Magic  Subject of conflict It is still true to the basic characteristics of the classic fairy tale.

student examples  Cinderghetto