Magic Spells Decoded: Disparate Thematic Messages of Cinderella Picture Books by Two Different Illustrators

• 발행기관: 한국영미문학교육학회
• 저자명: Eun Young Yeom
• 간행물 정보: 『영미문학교육』영미문학교육 제18집 3호, 133~157쪽, 전체 25쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2014.12.31

영문 초록

In picture books, visual images play a paramount role in imparting the author's and the illustrator's intended messages. Illustrators often embed certain messages in pictures, thus adding new meanings to the corresponding text. Especially, the embedded ideas within the images can engender different thematic messages from a same story, for example a world-famous fairy tale Cinderella, or the Glass Slipper. This article examines the imagery of the innocent heroine from two picture books; and how differently the ideal virtue of femininity is portrayed depending on illustrator's intentions, thereby conveying disparate ideal feminine virtues by different illustrators and altering the thematic messages of the story although the verbal contents carry the same Cinderella myth. Innocenti's Cinderella is described as a unconventional and confident young woman while Brown's Cinderella embodies the traditional concept of ideal woman who is submissive, fragile and blond young lady. The present study illuminates the understanding of how to read visual images of picture books that picture book reading should be an active process in which readers/viewers attend to visual details; and decode hidden messages and artists' intentions to complete the whole meaning of a story. The findings are closely related to critical visual literacy, which is vital component to survive in the 21st century and could be developed through critically reading picture books.

목차

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. Literature Review

Ⅲ. Methods for Analysis

Ⅳ. Analysis and Findings: Cinderella Illustrations by Two Different Illustrators

Ⅴ. Conclusion

Works Cited

Abstract

키워드

Picture Book Illustrations Visual Literacy Fairy Tales