Section Specific Narrative Article Plan For “Snow White” (Bai Xue).

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!