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Vigen Guroian: Fairy Tales, Classical Learning, and The Moral Imagination

The Moral Imagination

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The Mysteries of Life and Children's Literature

The little mermaid and the ugly duckling are perfect examples of that, because they take the initiative there. They're not passive victims or anything like that. And in not doing that, she's actually lifted up again. This goes from the race. Yeah, she's a noble. She's raised up. That's a totally emasculation of the story.

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