Prompt Miscellaneous: Describe the setting's time and place. Create a new setting that you think would be better for the story.
Introduction to The Grimm Conclusion
I think many of you have read the book A Tale Dark and Grimm and the second book which is In a Glass Grimmly. The Grimm Conclusion is the final book in the series and it is a true shocker when you read this book. The book contains the stories of the Juniper Tree, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Malchizedek's Mansion. It all starts with a woman wishing that she had child as red as blood and as white as snow. The next day the wish came true she had twins named Joringel and Jorinda but her husband was so happy that he died. She spent the next 15 years in her library studying and the children managed to raise themselves without her help. She decided to remarry so the next day her new husband with his two daughters move into the house. The man was cruel, evil, and treacherous to the young teenager Joringel. One day he tricks the boy by giving him an apple from the pot that was in the stove and slams the cover in his head. The man realizes that he cut Joringel's head off so he sews his head back in and blames Jorinda for it. The good thing is that the mother thinks that Joringel ran off to stay with his uncle.
The Mystical and Fantasy Setting of The Grimm Conclusion
In this book the setting changes a lot but most of the book takes place in the Kingdom of Grimm where the Grimm's version of Cinderella takes place. The first part of the book takes place in the small cottage of Joringel and Jorinda. After the incident of cutting off Joringel's head they bury his bones under the Juniper Tree and they hide his flesh in a freezer behind the kitchen. The setting after that event changes and it takes place in the little town inside the Kingdom of Grimm. The evil father of Jorinda decides to make a stew with the flesh of Joringel and for the first time Jorinda's mom come out of her study hall. In the next few chapters the setting takes place in a wonderful kingdom filled with elegance, gold, and low taxes. The time of this book seems to be set in the Medieval Era mostly because there are a bunch castles and the king collects the taxes. I think it is the Medieval Era because of how Jorinda and Joringel describe their close.
What does Cinderella mean? The Final Setting of the Grimm Conclusion
The author in this book mentions that back then in the Grimm fairy tales they used to call a lady Ashputtle instead of Cinderella. The name of Cinderella comes from a word in the German dictionary and Cinderella basically means Toilet Cleaner. The setting takes place in a fancy ball in the grand dining room of the Castle of Grimm. The prince is looking for a princess to marry and one day Jorinda is invited to the dance. In order to find out who will be the next princess , a lady's feet must fit in the silver shoe. The evil father tells his daughters to cut off the toe and their heel. A magical bird appears and tells the prince that that woman is not the rightful princess. In my opinion I think the setting should be in Luxembourg because in the Medieval era most of the famous castles used in fairy tales were in that location. In Luxembourg famous castles from the 1400's were built there and the description of the castle in the book matches to the 1400's castle.
I put a picture of a golden bird because it seems to be a symbol in many of the stories in this book. This bird appears to Jorinda multiple times in the book mostly trying to warn her about something. In the book this bird sings "My Father he killed me", "My Mother she ate," "My sister Jorinda, buried my bones", 'Neath the juniper tree. "Kewitt!, Kewitt!", "What a beautiful bird I am". Try to guess who the bird is.
This week I will comment on Citalli, Emily, and Nadrian's Blogs.
I like your blog this week! You described your prompt really well, and I enjoyed reading your blog. Good Job!
ReplyDeleteNice post, I like how you applied the prompt to the story as well as adding one of the questions from the book. I've never heard of "Jupiter tree" or "Malchizedek's Mansion", but I guess i'll just have to read it. Good post.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog post this week! I liked how you said most of the time the setting changes, which is interesting. I also liked how you put a picture of a golden bird because it's a symbol in many stories in the book.
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