The topic for my research essay on fairy tales is: What morals/values do fairytales seek to instill into children? And are these morals/values still relevant today? I will create a thesis statement based on the information I get from my research. I chose this subject because I feel like classical fairy tales such as Cinderella, Snow White, and Beauty and the Beast, get a lot of criticism for not being progressive enough when in reality these stories still have important values and morals that children can learn from. My essay will be based on the story of Cinderella. It is a story very near and dear to my heart. I can see myself really enjoying writing an essay about this fairy tale. For my research I have read an early rendition of Cinderella. As well as the screenplay to Disney’s Cinderella from 1950. I decided to use two primary sources since most people are familiar with the films associated with fairy tales, having two primary sources will allow me to answer my research questions with more relevancy.
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Patricia, this is a good topic. However, you cannot use only primary sources. You need to find at least two secondary sources, such as articles that discuss the redeeming lessons of fairy tales. One of your sources could be Bettleheim’s discussion of “Cinderella.” You’ll also have to locate one more secondary source from the BMCC online databases.
https://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/07/pkatz1/itw/cinderella/uses.pdf
Hi Patricia,
I like the way you explained why you are interested in the topic you choose. It’s clear that you have an organize idea on how to work on your essay. We have a similar topic which is fairy tales related to children and I think is a good Idea discuss about it. I just want to remind you that we need to use primary source and a secondary source. Besides that I think you have a good topic.