Submitted by jenny on Fri, 04/13/2012 - 04:13
Section Specific Narrative Article Plan For “Snow White” (Bai Xue).
(Written by Yang Qing Ling, 0505.)
1) Title: “Snow White”.
2) Introduction: A fairy tale – by the Grimm Brothers – deep meanings.
3) Setting (time): Long, long ago.
4) Setting (place): Queen’s castle – the forest – the dwarfs’ home.
5) Characters:
(a) Snow White – a princess – her mother died – very beautiful – kind – very innocent – helpful.
(b) The stepmother – evil – a witch – extremely vain – envious – ruthless – cunning – determined – cruel.
(c) The Seven Dwarfs – kind – honest – hard-working – miners – co-operative – have different characters – clever – ideal life – helpful.
(d) The hunter – merciful – kind-hearted – brave – strong.
(e) The Prince – handsome – a risk-taker.
(f) The mirror – brutally honest.
6) Plot Summary:
(a) Early years – Snow White is born – life is happy and ideal.
(b) Bad days – mother dies – the King remarries – stepmother is very bad to Snow White.
(c) The hunter – the queen hires the hunter to kill Snow White – he is moved – lets her go – kills animal, instead.
(d) Meets Seven Dwarfs – Snow White lost in forest – finds cottage – eats, sleeps – meets dwarfs – makes housing agreement – they get on well.
(e) The comb – the mirror tells queen that Snow White is still alive – queen looks for her, to kill her – poisoned comb – dwarfs save her.
(f) The corset – the queen tries again – dwarfs – rescue Snow White again.
(g) The apple – the queen tries again – a poisoned apple – Snow White falls asleep – dwarfs put her into a glass-covered box, to look at her.
(h) The prince – While hunting, the prince discovers Snow White’s body – kisses her – she wakes up – they marry – the queen commits suicide.
7) Conflict:
(a) The queen / Snow White – who is more beautiful?
(b) The queen / the mirror – between the queen’s vanity, and the mirror’s honesty.
(c) What will happen to Snow White? – will she live, or die?
8) Resolution of Conflict:
(a) Snow White is more beautiful
(b) The mirror’s honesty is stronger – the queen commits suicide.
(c) Snow White awakes, marries, and has a good life.
9) Conclusion: A moral fable – deep meaning – teaches us about life – always popular!