{"id":636465,"date":"2015-12-17T07:11:56","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T07:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/?p=636465"},"modified":"2015-12-18T16:08:27","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T16:08:27","slug":"book-of-the-month-the-snow-queen-by-hans-christian-anderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/book-of-the-month-the-snow-queen-by-hans-christian-anderson\/","title":{"rendered":"Book of the Month: The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cWhen we get to the end of the story, you will know more than you do now&#8230;\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2015Hans Christian Andersen, &#8220;The Snow Queen&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b><br \/>\nFun Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of Andersen\u2019s longest (split into seven sections) and most highly praised children\u2019s stories.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First published on December 21st, 1844 in the first volume of Andersen\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Fairy Tales<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Second Collection)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Fairy Tales in Pop Culture:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Snow Queen\u201d served as the original inspiration for Disney\u2019s animated film <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frozen<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. However, through the process of development, nearly all recognizable elements of Andersen\u2019s original story disappeared. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The story is so internationally popular that elements of it have been adapted into multiple films, television episodes, video games, musicals, and ballets across the globe.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Frozen-Elsa-frozen-37732274-1600-900.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"  wp-image-636468 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Frozen-Elsa-frozen-37732274-1600-900-300x169.png\" alt=\"Frozen-Elsa-frozen-37732274-1600-900\" width=\"321\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Frozen-Elsa-frozen-37732274-1600-900-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Frozen-Elsa-frozen-37732274-1600-900-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Frozen-Elsa-frozen-37732274-1600-900.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Synopsis:<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hans Christian Andersen\u2019s beloved children\u2019s story narrates an adventurous and sometimes quite frightening battle between good and evil. It begins with an evil troll wreaking havoc across the land with a magic mirror that distorts reality, portraying all that is beautiful and good as ugly and repulsive. When trying to bring the mirror up into the heavens to make a mockery of God and his angels, the mirror falls to Earth and shatters into infinite microscopic shards which lodge into the people\u2019s eyes and hearts, causing them to permanently view the world as a nasty place. Years pass and readers are introduced to Kai and Gerda, two children who are best friends and live next door to one another, spending their days playing in the lush gardens in front of their houses. One day, the Snow Queen appears in Kai\u2019s garden and invites him to join her. He initially fears her and refuses. However, a shard from the mirror soon lodges into Kai\u2019s body, causing him to become angry and cruel. Soon the Snow Queen appears once more and convinces Kai to join her in her ice palace. Gerda, determined to find her beloved best friend, sets out on a quest to bring Kai home. After a harrowing journey through many different magical landscapes and befriending various animals, Gerda utilizes the power of her innocent goodness to trounce the Snow Queen\u2019s evil magic and save Kai\u2019s life. Andersen\u2019s tale reminds all readers (especially children) of the importance of embodying good will and character. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Message to Our Readers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tell us what you think!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dostoevsky-bts.com\/Members\/forum\/\">Join our discussion forum<\/a> and share your perspective and experience of this story. What are some of your favorite Snow Queen adaptations? 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