Inso11-5-2011Outline #10Lance NoeI. Fairy-tale lessons for girlsA. Characters1. Heroinesa. Beautiful & goodnessb. Marry handsome princec. Less power & strongd. Quiet & passivee. Rarely take action & make decisionsf. Cooking & cleaning for males2. Bad womena. Uglyb. Powerful & strong3. Malesa. Adventuresb. Facing dangerB. Gender roles in childrens book1. Males-females 11:12. Women were not wives3. Women havent occupation4. Large range of roles for malesa. Policemanb. Fightersc. Judgesd. Kings5. Recent studies improvementa. Balance charactersb. Roles & occupations6. Males still in central rolesC. Changes1. fairy-tale Stereotypes2. 19TH century a. Widely read3. Feministsa. Arguea. These stories are damaging for girls read todayb. Girls care about beautiful rather than other thingsc. May viewed in more positive waysi. Cinderellaa. Clever4. Authors creating storiesa. Aggressive heroinea. Cinder Edna Ellen B.Jacksonb. Sleepless beauty-Frances MintersD. New fairy-tale heroines1. Some adaptations from old stories2. Some new storiesa. Walt Disney Productionsb. Changed heroine to become positivea. Beauty and the besti. Bellea. Read booksb. Funny & brave c. Lack of interest in handsome mand. Rides into dark forest i. Search her fatherii. Fights to save the beaste. Marrying the beastf. Beast turned into a handsome princeSummary:Heroines in the stereotypes stories are usually beautiful , quiet and passive . Many studies show us some improvement in the balance of male and female characters , but women are still not wives of these stories . Some feminists think there stories are not suitable for little girls to read today , but some people still think stories viewed in more positive ways . These days , some authors adaptations some old stories to make the heroine more positive.Questions:1. T/F The heroines in the stereotypes are usually very beautiful and very loud. F2.T/F Many childrens authors today are creating fairy stories in which the heroines are more powerful than the stereotypical fairy-tale heroine. T3.MC Which one is trait of the heroine in stereotypes stories? A . Quiet B . beautiful C . ugly D . powerful A &b 4.MC What is the ratio between females and males in stereotypes stories? A. 1:12 B. 1:11C.11:1 D.1:1 B5.SA What is new fairy-tale heroines?New fairy-tale heroines is a new type of heroine stories . In these stories heroine has been changed to become strong , brave and clever . For example , Beauty and the Beast , the heroine of these stories are very different from some stereotypes stories. She is very powerful and confident . Personally ,I think these kind of stories can make little girls do not think about become beautiful too much. Vocab Aggressive people who likes fight Damaging be able to cause damage