Planning a fairy tale about a social issue
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I can use the conventions of fairytales to plan a story about a social issue.
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Fairy tales have specific conventions including noble heroes/heroines, magical transformations and happy endings.
Charles Kingsley was a Victorian clergyman who took a stand against the use of children as chimney sweeps.
Kingsley’s novel ‘The Water Babies’ adapted the fairy tale genre to protest the use of children as chimney sweeps.
His novel was influential in raising awareness of the cruelty of child labour.
Freytag’s narrative structure can be adapted by any writer.
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