Come, come, into the forest of unicorns

The elements of fairy tale:

• Stories are passed down from generation to generation.

• Special beginning words-  “Once upon a time”

• Good Character

• Evil Character

• There is royalty and/or castle

• Problem that the good character faces

• Solution to the problem.

•Moral or lesson; good always triumphs over evil.

• Special ending words- “They lived happily ever after.”

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 from Elizabeth Bellus' teaching portfolio

Points from Niklas Bengtsson's Sex and Violence in Fairy Tales for Children:

Maria "Tatar contends that, according to the Grimms, sex is unsuitable but violence is acceptable in children's stories."
"avoiding taboos has sometimes resulted in very appealing and influential literature."

Structural description: hero gaining a task.


Additionally: Costume designer, Trish Summerville, works together with the fashion house, H&M to create them a collection based on her designs for the anti-heroine of the film Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.