Analyzing Character (pre-writing for Essay 1)

Since you have an essay due, for your own sake, keep this blog post short—200 words maximum!

Choose either of these prompts:

1)  Choose any one of the fairy tales we’ve read in common so far. How does the tale prompt us to regard its main character:  with sympathy? annoyance? bafflement? Give brief evidence for your claim. If writing on “The Little Mermaid,” you might also consider the Disney adaptation:  does the film elicit the same response from the audience as the original tale?  Again, give brief support.

2)  Answer the same question, but concerning an antagonist instead of the protagonist (e.g. the wolf, the Sea Witch/Ursula.