Great Cat Massacre: Peasants Tell Tales

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Great Cat Massacre Peasants Tell Tales

• Fishbowl

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• Describe the system of social hierarchy across
  Europe in the early modern period. Please
  elaborate on both similarities and differences
  across national borders.

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• Describe with detail the lives of peasants during
  the longue duree. Include discussion of
  agricultural practices, as well.

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• Describe the lives of those peasants that took to
  the road. Talk about the tales describing their
  lives.

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• Describe the role of the EVIL STEPMOTHER!
  AAAAAAAAA!!!! (and motherhood and wife-hood in
  general).

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• Analyze the dream life of the average peasant, as
  exemplified in tales like Tom Thumb, Puss and
  Boots, etc.

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• Chat about the role of meat in the lives of
  European peasants.

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• Why do you think that most fairy tales took place
  in a real life environment?

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• What kinds of differences between men and women
  can we learn about in these tales?

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• Overall, what realities were the fairy tales
  describing about the lives of peasants? What
  purpose did the tales serve and how?