The Princess' social responsibility is to find her own happiness. She grew up in the Palace and was home-schooled, therefore she was never able to make any friends. Her father was always too busy ruling the palace, therefore he barely has any time to spare with her. The Princess' only friend is her maid who raised her up as her own daughter.
The Prince's social responsibility is to basically try to turn back into a prince. However, along the way, the forgets about that responsibility and starts to concern about the Princess' feelings. Afterwards, the Prince's social responsibility will change and he will therefore have the new responsibility of helping the Princess find her true happiness and satisfy everyone. Not realizing it, he also fulfills the social responsibility that he first had to start off with.
The King's social responsibility is to satisfy his people and take care of the things that happen in the palace. However, he became so fed up about satisfying everyone that he had forgotten all about his daughter. Although he has that responsibility, it is not his main responsibility. His most important responsibility is to be with his daughter and love her. He has been too protective of her for too long. Therefore, he needs to spend time with the princess to determine what it is that will make her happy.
All of these three major characters have their own responsibilities in the fairytale. However, they think that they know what they are supposed to do, but they do know quite know what it is that they really need to do. At the end of my folktale, all of these miseries and responsibilities will all be solved and accomplished. I want to satisfy the readers by ending the story with an excellent ending.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Day Twenty Two
The theme for my story is "give without expecting" because i want many people to focus on these words. It would be great if everyone was able to think of this quote. In my folktale, the Prince gives the Princess many wonderful things although she never really acknowledged it or thanked him. The Prince was even willing to give her his heart before they even officially knew each other. He has never regretting giving anything to the Princess and because of his personality, he was always willing to give to satisfy others.
Prince Woo Young represents "giving" because it is part of his willingness that just makes him want to give others the chance to experience happiness. The statement i want to follow the theme is "giving without expecting, you will surely receive." People who give whole-heartedly, they will surely receive something great in return without them even expecting or knowing it. I plan to make the Prince forgive the Princess numerous times because she refuses to acknowledge his existence. Afterwards, at times he would secretly give her things that would make her happy and get her out of trouble because she tends to be stubborn.
Prince Woo Young represents "giving" because it is part of his willingness that just makes him want to give others the chance to experience happiness. The statement i want to follow the theme is "giving without expecting, you will surely receive." People who give whole-heartedly, they will surely receive something great in return without them even expecting or knowing it. I plan to make the Prince forgive the Princess numerous times because she refuses to acknowledge his existence. Afterwards, at times he would secretly give her things that would make her happy and get her out of trouble because she tends to be stubborn.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Day Twenty One
I haven't decided on the book openings, but i definitely want a picture that will immediately catch the attention of the readers. Perhaps it can be the fashion or appearances of the characters. I am still deciding on whether to start the story off about the selfish and lonely Princess or the situation between the witch and the Prince. However, i want the actions of my folktale to take place quickly because i don't want to drag my story and make the readers lose interest in them. I was also thinking about describing the Palace with an illustration that can get the readers' attention.
I want to make my folktale predictable yet unpredictable at the same time. Also, i want the readers to feel some kind of intenseness while reader so that they are eager to contine reading further into the book. I want to start my folktale off with, "Once upon a time..." because i feel that it is simply a way of how authors introduce their fairytales and it immediately lets the readers know that this is a folktale. I want to make my story unique, yet at the same time keep the same introductory as most folktales do. I will first draw the beautiful palace that the Princess and King lives in that can attract the reader once reading the first page. I hope to tell about the Palace which is separated into many parts as most Palaces in South Korea are. I want to explain and share every specific detail about it and fascinate them.
I want to make my folktale predictable yet unpredictable at the same time. Also, i want the readers to feel some kind of intenseness while reader so that they are eager to contine reading further into the book. I want to start my folktale off with, "Once upon a time..." because i feel that it is simply a way of how authors introduce their fairytales and it immediately lets the readers know that this is a folktale. I want to make my story unique, yet at the same time keep the same introductory as most folktales do. I will first draw the beautiful palace that the Princess and King lives in that can attract the reader once reading the first page. I hope to tell about the Palace which is separated into many parts as most Palaces in South Korea are. I want to explain and share every specific detail about it and fascinate them.
Day Twenty
I am still not quite sure of how i want my illustrations to look like yet. I want illustrations that are easy and simple that can help the reader get an idea of how the characters in my folktale look like and what the situation is. I believe that drawing my own characters will be much more simple than drawing them on Paint or Adobe Photoshop. Perhaps i can find someone to draw my pictures so i won't have to worry about how to draw with a mouse. I can probably give them an idea of how i want my illustrations to be and of what situation and the illustrator can draw according to the details i give him/her.
I not sure of what scenes i want in my folktale yet, however, i want to include each of my characters into the illustrations therefore the readers can get an idea of how they physically look like. There will be an illustration of the scene when the Princess drops her golden ball into the pond and the frog retrieves it. Also, another scene i want into the folktale is the ending when the princess breaks the spell on the prince. These are two major scenes that i think my folktale must have in order to satisfy the readers. I haven't yet decided on the rest of the illustrations, therefore i will need to do more brainstorming.
I not sure of what scenes i want in my folktale yet, however, i want to include each of my characters into the illustrations therefore the readers can get an idea of how they physically look like. There will be an illustration of the scene when the Princess drops her golden ball into the pond and the frog retrieves it. Also, another scene i want into the folktale is the ending when the princess breaks the spell on the prince. These are two major scenes that i think my folktale must have in order to satisfy the readers. I haven't yet decided on the rest of the illustrations, therefore i will need to do more brainstorming.
Day Nineteen
I think my folktale is lacking characters because most stories have many characters. However, I only have a few characters in my folktale. My cultural pastiche seems to be missing some details of both the characters and customs of my culture. What my story is lacking the most right now is more information and details about how my version of "The Frog Prince" will be. I feel that the beginning of my folktale is not yet decided. I have not made a decision about how to start of my story yet.
What i want my folktale to really focus on is the main storyline of "The Frog Prince," Korean customs and proverbs, and last but not least, the messages that i want the readers to receive. Although i want my folktale to stand out from others, i don't think i can make any more major changes into the folktale now that i have already gotten this far. For instance, i want to twist the storyline a little bit and instead of having the Prince turn into a Frog, i thought of having the Princess turn into a frog because of her selfishness and cold heart. However, it would be quite difficult now that i have made most of my decisions already. Perhaps i could put in more details of how the story will really go and hopefully find more characters along the way.
What i want my folktale to really focus on is the main storyline of "The Frog Prince," Korean customs and proverbs, and last but not least, the messages that i want the readers to receive. Although i want my folktale to stand out from others, i don't think i can make any more major changes into the folktale now that i have already gotten this far. For instance, i want to twist the storyline a little bit and instead of having the Prince turn into a Frog, i thought of having the Princess turn into a frog because of her selfishness and cold heart. However, it would be quite difficult now that i have made most of my decisions already. Perhaps i could put in more details of how the story will really go and hopefully find more characters along the way.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Day Eighteen
One of the folktale i have researched from the Korean culture is "The Korean Cinderella" by Shirley Climo. This folktale is basically the same storyline as the original "Cinderella," except her name is Pear Blossom instead of Cinderella. Pear Blossom is mistreated terribly by her stepmother and stepsisters. This book has won trophies due to it's beautiful illustrations.
Another folktale is "Princess and the Beggar" by Anne Sibley. This folktale is about a young daughter who weeps nonstop, therefore her father (King) became tired of it and threatened her that he would marry her off to a beggar name Pabo Ondal. She challenges her father with the threat and in no time, she was able to help the beggar become a great poetry writer. Therefore, in the first place, the King's threat was no threat to her.
The third folktale is called, "In the Moonlight Mist" by Daniel San Souci. It is about a young woodcutter who saves a deer's life, so the deer offers to grant him a wish. The young woodcutter believes he is too poor to afford a wife, so he wished for a wife. The deer then sent him a heavenly maiden to be his wife. They soon have a child, but because of homesickness, the wife and child return to life among the stars and leaving the poor woodcutter.
I believe that all three folktales had to do with Korean history or past legends because Korean legends are often similar to "In the Moonlight Mist." Also, in each folktale, there were some sort of Korean related customs in them. The significance of the folktales are to imply to the readers about Korean culture and their legends to entertain children. These folktales do not focus on only one aspect, but many to make the stories more interesting and worth reading to everyone. All three of these folktales teach lessons and morals. The purpose of these stories are to share the author's perspectives and to tell everyone of the customs of Korea.
Another folktale is "Princess and the Beggar" by Anne Sibley. This folktale is about a young daughter who weeps nonstop, therefore her father (King) became tired of it and threatened her that he would marry her off to a beggar name Pabo Ondal. She challenges her father with the threat and in no time, she was able to help the beggar become a great poetry writer. Therefore, in the first place, the King's threat was no threat to her.
The third folktale is called, "In the Moonlight Mist" by Daniel San Souci. It is about a young woodcutter who saves a deer's life, so the deer offers to grant him a wish. The young woodcutter believes he is too poor to afford a wife, so he wished for a wife. The deer then sent him a heavenly maiden to be his wife. They soon have a child, but because of homesickness, the wife and child return to life among the stars and leaving the poor woodcutter.
I believe that all three folktales had to do with Korean history or past legends because Korean legends are often similar to "In the Moonlight Mist." Also, in each folktale, there were some sort of Korean related customs in them. The significance of the folktales are to imply to the readers about Korean culture and their legends to entertain children. These folktales do not focus on only one aspect, but many to make the stories more interesting and worth reading to everyone. All three of these folktales teach lessons and morals. The purpose of these stories are to share the author's perspectives and to tell everyone of the customs of Korea.
Day Seventeen
My folktale is "The Frog Prince" by the Grimms Brothers and is written in the German culture. The story that i chose to compare it with is "The Water of Life." Although i think "The Water of Life" is more similar to "Cinderella," i think i can still relate and differentiate it with "The Frog Prince." Both folktales have little similar things in common and a lot of differences.
"The Water of Life" is able a King who has three sons and is severely ill. All three sons go in search for the water of life to cure their father's sickness. However, because the eldest and second son have rude and hasting personalities, they were instead punished by a dwarf they met along the way. Therefore, it gave the third son a chance to go in search for the water of life. Because of his generous and loving heart, the dwarf game him the items and instructions to receive the water of life. While trying to accomplish the mission, he met a young princess who agreed to marry him if he waited a year for her. Due to kind heart, he was able to get his brothers back. Because the brothers were selfish and frightened that he would steal their places in the kingdom, they took his cup of the water of life and replaced it with salt water. After his brothers betrayed him and lied to their father, the King plotted to kill his own son. However, the person who was given this task was unable to complete the King's command of killing him, he let the youngest son go. A year later, both the elder and second son went to the kingdom of where the Princess lived. Realizing that the path upon the Kingdom was of gold, they didn't go upon that path, thus the Princess knew they weren't the one. Then the youngest son went with determination and his love for the Princess, he didn't realize the golden path and walked right up, therefore, the Princess knew he was the one. The King found out the truth, so the eldest and second son ran far out unto the sea and never returned.
Because both stories were written by the same author, it was told from a German perspective. There were similar words used in both stories such as thus, thou, etc. Also, the main thing that they had in common was that the message of the folktales were similar to one another. For instance, the message in "The Frog Prince" was: Don't judge others by how they look. The elder and second sons in "The Water of Life" was like the Princess in "The Frog Prince" and judged the dwarf and was mean to him although he was just concerned about where they were going. Like the Princess, she judged the frog because he was filthy, however, he turned out to be a handsome Prince of a very wealthy family.
Although the folktales had many similarities, they had even more differences. The stories were completely different from one another. There were more characters in "The Water of Life" and the fact that the King had three sons. This folktale was more similar to "Cinderella" because the youngest son had to get the water of life before the clock struck twelve o'clock. Also, the King's condition and personality were very different from the King in "The Frog Prince." This King didn't believe his youngest son and even ordered to kill him, however, the King in "The Frog Prince" loved his daughter very much, even though she was bratty and selfish.
"The Water of Life" is able a King who has three sons and is severely ill. All three sons go in search for the water of life to cure their father's sickness. However, because the eldest and second son have rude and hasting personalities, they were instead punished by a dwarf they met along the way. Therefore, it gave the third son a chance to go in search for the water of life. Because of his generous and loving heart, the dwarf game him the items and instructions to receive the water of life. While trying to accomplish the mission, he met a young princess who agreed to marry him if he waited a year for her. Due to kind heart, he was able to get his brothers back. Because the brothers were selfish and frightened that he would steal their places in the kingdom, they took his cup of the water of life and replaced it with salt water. After his brothers betrayed him and lied to their father, the King plotted to kill his own son. However, the person who was given this task was unable to complete the King's command of killing him, he let the youngest son go. A year later, both the elder and second son went to the kingdom of where the Princess lived. Realizing that the path upon the Kingdom was of gold, they didn't go upon that path, thus the Princess knew they weren't the one. Then the youngest son went with determination and his love for the Princess, he didn't realize the golden path and walked right up, therefore, the Princess knew he was the one. The King found out the truth, so the eldest and second son ran far out unto the sea and never returned.
Because both stories were written by the same author, it was told from a German perspective. There were similar words used in both stories such as thus, thou, etc. Also, the main thing that they had in common was that the message of the folktales were similar to one another. For instance, the message in "The Frog Prince" was: Don't judge others by how they look. The elder and second sons in "The Water of Life" was like the Princess in "The Frog Prince" and judged the dwarf and was mean to him although he was just concerned about where they were going. Like the Princess, she judged the frog because he was filthy, however, he turned out to be a handsome Prince of a very wealthy family.
Although the folktales had many similarities, they had even more differences. The stories were completely different from one another. There were more characters in "The Water of Life" and the fact that the King had three sons. This folktale was more similar to "Cinderella" because the youngest son had to get the water of life before the clock struck twelve o'clock. Also, the King's condition and personality were very different from the King in "The Frog Prince." This King didn't believe his youngest son and even ordered to kill him, however, the King in "The Frog Prince" loved his daughter very much, even though she was bratty and selfish.
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