Okay, today we finished up the movie and even had a few minutes to discuss some of the things you noticed. Tomorrow after the vocab test we should have time to have a real discussion on the book. I'll attach some of my notes from the movie as well so you have some idea of how they tie in with the theories.
Upcoming: Vocab test tomorrow--you should be going over your flashcards right now!
Awakening paper due next Friday and Gatsby 1-4 for Tuesday
Aladdin Notes
Gender
Al assumes Jasmine is helpless (jumping over roofs)
Jasmine uses sexuality to distract Jafar
Jasmine needs a husband to take care of her
Frees the doves from the cage
“Speechless an excellent quality in a wife”
Gay stereotypes—hairdresser, “picking out curtains”
“I am not a prize to be won!”
Tiger associated with weak female
“Allah forbid you should have any daughters”
Historical
Prostitutes
Laws—cut off hand for stealing
American accents
Jafar—British accent
Psychoanalytic
Al feels inadequate
Jasmine is “trapped”
Color changes with characters—dark=bad, light=good
Apple, snake=biblical
Aladdin no self-esteem—be yourself
Marxist
Market place song—gotta steal to eat gotta eat to live
“Born a street rat always be a street rat”
Jasmine doesn’t even know what money is
Jasmine must marry a prince
Sultan is an idiot
Aladdin’s personality changes when he becomes a prince goes from selfless to selfish
Narratology
Al the hero—orphan, something special “diamond in the rough”
Colors—good light/bad dark
Trickster—Abu
Mentor—Geni
Villain—Jafar
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