HANS IN LUCK (fairytale)

   

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"Hans in Luck" is a German folk tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm and published in Grimm's Fairy Tales 1812.              

 Verbal Elements

Writer’s Purpose 

Hans in Luck has been described as an ironic fairy tale that flips the traditional "rags to riches" story format. Instead, it can be interpreted as anti-materialistic, as Hans trades in his newly acquired treasures and expresses relief at being free of the burden, allowing him to return home happily. The author wants to give new knowledge about how Hans decide in every bargain and feels lucky and he was not ready for any responsibility.

Plot 

"HANS IN LUCK"

Hans is a simple young men who served his master for 7 years. He said to his mastee that his time is up, and he wants to return to his mother. His master give his wage because of being a good and trustworthy servant. He give him a gold big as his head. In his journey back to his home, he feel tired because of the gold from his back. He encounter a horseman and decided to exchange his wage to a horse in order to return in his home quickly. When he decides to make the horse go faster, Hans falls off it. He also encounter the farmer with his cow and he exchange the horse into cow because he believes cow has msny benefits such as milk, cheese and butter. Later on he was thirsty and twants to stay lucky. In exchange for his goose, the grinder agrees to sell Hans a used grindstone. The stone he gives Hans is just a random rock he picked up from the ground. The rock is very heavy, and Hans' progress is slowed significantly by carrying it. Hans becomes thirsty again not far from home and stops to drink at a river. The rock is washed away in the river. Hans is overjoyed to be free of the heavy stone. He was lucky because of being empty handed returning to his home.

Characters 

•Hans - is a young man who believes that he has always had good luck and everything that happens to him is for the best. He was a character who never used his reasoning in every decisions that he was make. People take it for granted and I think they are lucky to. He just loose everything that he work for 7 years along his journey to see her mother.

•Hans Master - he was Hans master. He work to his master for 7 years and give him his wage. A gold bigger as his head.

 *The following are the different people who meet Hans in his way of coming back to his mother and give him an exchange on what they have*

•Man with his horse

•Man with the cow

•Man with the pig

•Man with the goose

•Knife Grinder

Setting 

Along his way returning back to his home to see his lovable mother.

Themes

It was an ironic fairy tale. The theme of the story make it differs from many other folk and fairy tales whereas it avoids romantic themes like damsels and princesses, rather focusing on maternal love as Hans returns home to see his mother.

Style 

This story was an ironic fairy tale from Grimm Brothers collection of fairytale.

Visual Elements

      The visual elements that has been used to the fairytale entitled "Hans in Luck" are the line, shape, color, value, form, texture, and space. It allows us to describe what an artist has done, analyze what is happening in a specific piece, and communicate our thoughts and findings using a common language. These visual elements can be seen in a whole story wether it is a book which is written and has an illustration or even as a technical film or story. Visual elements help us to know what is happening in the story and allow us to imagine the situations and actions of the characters. When the line, shape, and color are combine it can create an illustration or images just like in the story. The illustrator used an illustration of Hans and the different people he encounter with their something to exchange such as horse, cow, pig, goose, and stone.

 Other Stylistic Elements

Musical Quality 

•Since I used to analyze the book in the story there is no musical background because it was written. Yet, I search the technical film of it in YouTube channel, I found out therr is no musical background used, the only sounds can here is the voice of the narrator who narrates the story and the dialogue of the characters.

Action 

      The action of Hans is unpredictable. He never think about the consequences of his actions. He knows a lot but appears to be a simpleton and always be lucky for what he decide, but people think that he was a very unlucky simpleton. Also for me he was wise but sometimes lazy. He never think his hard work for 7 years. He was feel very lucky when he has no something to burden. All of his hard work turns into rock and lost it from the river. The author let the readers to think what will be the reaction of his mother when he came home and tell his actions he was made.

Humour 

    The way hans think and decide is the humour used by the author. Imagine his wage of 7 years of working never think of Hans and he never used his reasoning that is why this tale considered as ironic fairytale. It allows readers to think what Hans going to do but the happening in the story was the opposite way to what is expected.

My Reading Reaction about the story

In the story Hans in luck made me realized that being contented on the things that give us the real happiness can lead in sacrificing the things that we hard work. Also being simple makes us happy because we never desire anything. The story made me realized materials are not the key to achieve the real satisfaction and happiness because all the things that we have in this world will fade away.

MY READING EXPERIENCES

>My experiences during this midterm, I honestly not love reading books that has a lot of pages to read, but good in making stories. But now since Edeng 108 is more on literature I realized that reading is important. During our class I honestly enjoy reading. Also reading helps me to explore something and learn something from the given topic. I learned how to find meaning everytime I encounter unfamiliar words. I believe that through reading we can expand our vocabulary and improves our grammar.