The Emperor's New Clothes

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  • The Emperor's New Clothes 

    • The Author - Hans Christian Anderson

      1. Anderson was born in Denmark, 1805
      2. He grew out of poverty to become a famous fairy tale and travel book writer
      3. He published "The Emperor's New Clothes" not until late 1837
    • Summary

      1. 1. The story is about an Emperor who had a liking for new clothes
      2. 2. Two swindlers visit him in the name of  amazing weavers
      3. 3. The swindlers promise the Emperor to weave an outfit that is invisible on misfit/foolish people
      4. 4. The swindlers stay at the palace 'weaving' the Emperor's clothes 
      5. 5. The Emperor wears it for the town's celebration, until a child points out he's not able to see the clothes
    • Cultural connections

      1. The Story is a satirical representation of a Monarchs' foolishness with Anderson replacing European kings to an Emperor  
      2. The Kings Wealth to the Emperor's clothes
      3. In Danish Culture, children are taught to be independent as early as age 1
      4. In this story, the Emperor's clothes are being pointed out by a child amongst all people, which is generally uncommon.

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