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Symbolism In The Frog King

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to take care of money and plan his future to make sure his mother and siblings would be financially secure”(Johnson 1). Jacob knew it would be hard to focus on his education while taking care of his family, but he was able to get through it. The brothers had been through a lot after their father died. The brothers didn’t have the best education, but they didn’t give up on themselves. “Their new teachers treated them rudely in the beginning. Most all the other boys came from well-to-do families and had better early schooling”(Johnson 2). Their teachers assumed that they are bad students because they didn’t come from a wealthy family. Jacob first applied to the University of Marburg because he didn’t belong to the right level of society; his mother had to write to the Hessian ruler for special permission”(Johnson 2). The Grimm brothers had to go through a lot of trouble because of their social status. “Professor Friedrich Karl von Savigny at Marburg gave the brothers access to his library. In those days, free public libraries were not an …show more content…

“Like the frog animal totem, we can take each struggle as an opportunity to learn. Frogs as spirit guides can also teach us lessons in fortune, renewal, reproduction, and purity.”(Bostwick 1). The frog’s struggle to return into human in the tale teaches the reader to never give up. “When the tiny frog spiritual totem jumps into your life, it may be an indication that your immediate future will be a time to find opportunities”(Bostwick 2). The fog’s appearance in the princess’s life change her life completely, suddenly she became a princess of another kingdom. “Frog is an empowering creature, regardless of its small size, and places a high value on personal power”(Bostwick 2). The princess saw the frog as a tiny dirty creature, she didn’t expect the frog to turn into a handsome prince. Other than the animal symbolism, there are some other different symbolism in the

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