I thought the film was pretty intense.  There was a lot of anger and nobody really ended up happy in the end.  It was just a little unsettling or something.Ofelia was portrayed as the innocent who is was curious and searching for something-not really sure what she was looking for or where to start.  Her mom was seen as a weak and needy figure who was sick throughout the movie.  Mercedes was portrayed as the heroine who in the end conquered the evil dictator.Ofelia succeeds in defeating the toad, getting away from the eye-less monster, and giving of herself instead of another.  She failed when she broke the rules and ate some of the food at the banquet.  Ofelia is trying to break away from her reality-that of living in a place that she feels unwanted and hidden.  Her function is that of the journeyman-who goes searching for something.  Her road of trials is all the requirements that she has to meet to become the princess.  I feel like she becoming a woman in the journey because she is learning what is important in life and who she is.  The first task involves a key-which will unlock a door to another path.  The second involves a dagger-this can show the danger that’s imminent in the future.  The third involves the baby-this could represent her coming into womanhood.  The captain expects everyone to obey him-no exceptions.  Everyone else in the movie has people to please.  Ofelia has her mom, the captain, and the faun.  The mom and Mercedes have the captain.  With the mom, there is lots of trauma-she is torn emotionally with her feelings for the captain and her husband who passed away and she is physically ill with complications from the baby.  Much of the storyline is centered around the baby and him being healthy so he can take on the role of his father.I thought of different love stories like Romeo and Juliet because of the hidden meetings between Mercedes and the men in the woods.  I know it was her brother-but there was that forbidden factor.  Also the resentment between the dictator and those in the woods is a common theme in many movies/books.The faun was filling the role of Pan.The watch represents the need for the captain to fulfill the dreams of his father and the reason why nothing is ever good enough for him.  The root under the bed represented the believing in something is sometimes better than what is proven to work.  The key to the storeroom also was a symbol of trust and faithfulness.

I hope I did that right! This is me-where I want to be-on a beach.  Anywhere warm and really far away from West Lafayette, IN with a drink in one hand and ice cream in the other-could life be more perfect?! I really don't think so.  The only good thing about cold is so much snow we don't have class.  I hope everyone enjoyed their break!

Ok, I hope I did that right!  This picture tells a lot about the Odyssey because it is where Odysseus' journey back home begins.  It is when Calypso permits him to leave her island.  It allows him to make all that he's been wishing for a reality.  This picture also shows how badly she wants him to stay with her-the way her hand is positioned makes you think she is still trying to keep him there while he is ready to leave her.  Every good story has love and heartbreak, this is just an example of that.

1. In my opinion, “Little Red Cap” and “The Company of Wolves” are the same narrative.  Both have the basically the same characters and the same plot.  Although Carter’s version is a little more disturbing.  Also, “The Little Mermaid” and “A White Heron” resembled each other.  At the end of both stories, the main character has to let something go that they really wanted: the white heron for Sylvia and the prince for the little mermaid.  I tried, but I couldn’t really put a connection together for “Cinderella” and “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”  I feel like the plots are very different.
2. In “Little Red Cap”, right at the beginning Little Red Riding Hood sets out on a journey to her grandmother’s house (this is the hermeneutic code.)  It gets the reader interested right away as to what is going to happen along the way.  There are a few examples of proairetic code.  One is when she meets the wolf on the way to grandma’s house.  The reader knows that the wolf is an evil creature, but Little Red Riding Hood is oblivious to this fact.  Another time is when Little Red Riding Hood enters the house and the wolf is waiting for her.  The reader is left wondering what is going to happen to her.
3. The older versions are much more gruesome than the newer ones.  I think this is so children would watch out for the dangers that were around them back when the stories were written.  Also the endings were changed to appease the audience.  It is much more pleasant to see a happy ending than a sad one.