As a young girl I always wanted to be the princess getting rescued or the one who married the prince at the end of the story. Reading fairy tales always allowed me to feel connected to the magic of the story and make me believe that life was really like that. As young children I think we all tend to relate to fairy tales and want our lives to be like that.
Now as a teenager I still have a relation to fairy tales but on a larger more mature scale. I read to my younger cousins and look at the stories as not only as entertainment for them but also as a moral learning experience. I take a look at the stories naturally and pick out why characters never want to grow up or why the “big bad wolf” eats the child the end.
I chose the “Once upon a time…” class because I thought that it would be fun to discuss the stories among intelligent people. Also it would be a great way to start out the first semester of college; a class that I could work and play in. It was a perfect fit for me.
My favorite fairy tale of all time is Peter Pan. I love how it teaches younger children not to be afraid of growing up. I always loved the mystical aspects of “the Lost Boys”, fighting pirates, and how even now the ticking of a clock makes you think twice. The story brought to life fairies and the unique magic they had on humans and flying. It made me want to fly but also made the reality of growing up less scary and that one day everyone would have to grow up but not right away. Peter Pan’s world was the ideal magic, mystical place that everyone wanted to venture to. Being able to venture to that world by reading a story was what drew me to that story and keeps drawing me today.
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