cultural literacy 20 Flashcards
Bambi, a Life in the Woods author and year
1923 Felix Salten work
Felix Salten
Austro-Hungarian author and literary critic
the Great Prince of the forest, unnamed mother
Bambi’s parents
Thumper
pink-nosed rabbit, friend of Bambi
Flower
skunk in Bambi
Faline
Bambi’s childhood friend and future mate
“Man”
the name given by the woodland creatures to human hunters in Bambi
fate of Bambi’s mother
shot by hunter
result of Bambi’s encounter with hunter
shot but survives
climax of Bambi
campfire from hunters’ camp consumes the forest, residents flee in fear, all making it to safety
ending of Bambi
Faline gives birth to twins as Bambi becomes the new Great Prince of the Forest
“Love is a Song”
best-known song from Bambi
Friend Owl
owl in Bambi who warns other young characters about getting “twitterpated” (falling in love)
Song of the South release year
1946
premise of Song of the South
a boy on vacation in Reconstructionist Atlanta runs away and encounters Uncle Remus telling stories about Br’er Rabbit to other sharecroppers, Uncle Remus continues to entertain and instruct the boy with other tales that offer practical life lessons
technical production of Song of the South
live action mixed with animation in addition to animated sequences for the Br’er Rabbit stories
Joel Chandler Harris
Southern American author who collected Br’er Rabbit tales into several anthologies
“Tar-Baby”
best-known Br’er Rabbit story, in which Br’er Fox tricks Br’er Rabbit by making a doll out of tar, Br’er Rabbit chides the doll for its lack of manners and becomes entangled with it
basis for many of Disney’s additions to the traditional Grimm’s fairy tale “Cinderella”
Charles Perrault’s 1697 version, “Cendrillon”
importance of Cinderella (1950) in Disney history
reversed financial decline caused by loss of European markets during WWII
Lady Tremaine
Cinderella’s stepmother in Disney’s Cinderella
Anastasia, Drizella
Cinderella’s stepsisters in Disney’s Cinderella
Jaq and Gus
Cinderella’s two mice friends in Disney’s Cinderella
Caterpillar
smoking insect character in Disney’s Alice in Wonderland
the White Rabbit
the rabbit that Alice chases down a rabbit hole in Disney’s Alice in Wonderland
Dodo
bird character in Disney’s Alice in Wonderland
“The Walrus and the Carpenter”
narrative poem recounted by Tweedledum and Tweedledee in Disney’s Alice in Wonderland
premise of Disney’s Peter Pan
Wendy Darling and her two brothers meet Peter Pan, who never has to grow up, and travel with him to the island of Never Land so that they can also stay young, where they have to face Peter’s archenemy, Captain Hook
Mr. Smee
Captain Hook’s first mate
why Captain Hook wants revenge on Peter Pan
for cutting off his hand
fate of Captain Hook’s severed hand
swallowed by a crocodile
why Peter Pan banishes Tinker Bell
she is jealous of Peter Pan’s attention to Wendy and convinces the Lost Boys to shoot at the Darlings with a cannon
Lost Boys
in the Peter Pan story, these are boys who fall out of their carriages and are not claimed, resulting in their being sent to Neverland, where Peter Pan is their captain
John and Michael
Wendy Darling’s two brothers
Jock, Trusty
two other dog characters in Disney’s Lady and the Tramp
the Beaver
a beaver character in Disney’s Lady and the Tramp
Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather
the three good fairies in Disney’s Sleeping Beauty
Aurora
Sleeping Beauty’s birth name in Disney’s Sleeping Beauty
Maleficent
the evil fairy in Disney’s Sleeping Beauty
why Maleficent is angry in Disney’s Sleeping Beauty
she was not invited to Aurora’s christening