Reading Notes: Arabian Nights Reading B

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Twins. Link. 
This entire section of reading followed the story of Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp. This is probably the most iconic story that most kids who grew up in the Disney-era identify with "Arabian Nights." The story reads with a classic folklore theme where the narrator is directly "telling" a story to the reader. There are obviously a lot of differences form the Disney adaptation that turned into Aladdin, namely surrounding the ending. One thing that can be taken from it is the utility of a false character, where the writer can have differing character aspects in the same "person."

Bibliography: Arabian Nights, Selection from The Arabian Nights' Entertainments. Link.

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