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Tinker Bell 2013

Lidya, Aubrey, Jyll ====Do you think all fairies are //tiny//, //cute//, and //innocent// creatures with pretty wings? You should probably think about that a little more. In fact, not all fairies are small. They come in many shapes and sizes. While most of the magic in the fairyland is helpful and friendly, there is one part that is mischievous and malicious. In the past, fairies were lamed for many things that went wrong around houses or farms, such as animal deaths, sour milk, and terribly tangled hair. If you meet a fairy, you should probably never accept a payment from them. Although their gold may look real, it's actually not the kind of gold you think it is. It’s a useless substance that they magically manufactured to look almost exactly like gold. Using iron, running water or four-leaf clovers, and wearing your clothes inside out can protect you from these malicious fairies. The most effective way is avoiding the areas where fairies frequently roam or live. In J.M. Barrie’s classic story, “Peter Pan”, Tinker Bell is one of the fairies that we all meet and automatically assume is a tiny fairy sparkling with innocence. However, what the readers don’t know, and will find out, is that she has a devious, jealous and conniving side to her. And when you get on that side, you might as well run away from Neverland to the real world to escape her clutches. Unfortunately for Wendy, she did not realize this until she landed in Neverland. Tinker Bell was absolutely peeved that Wendy came and “took” Peter Pan from her. Therefore, Tinker Bell did everything in her power (convinced the Lost Boys to shoot Wendy,) to get her revenge.====

**Tinker Bells personality and background:** Tinker bell got her name from mending pots and kettles. - " She was sweet when happy, tempestuous when provoked and overall completely devoted to a boy who never wants to grow up." Tinker bell was also very jealous in the book because she had all of peters attention until Wendy showed up. []
 * Background on Faires**

-Fairies are small supernatural creatures. They are thought to be beneficial to humans, but they are known to play pranks. -Faires are ancient remains of gods and goddesses of different aspects of nature. -Not all faires are innocent, they come in all different shapes and sizes just like humans do. There magic can be used for good but they can also be mischievous and malicious. -A few ways you can protect yourself from malicious fairies are using iron, running water, or four-leaf clovers. **Real Life Tinker Bells** For the 1953 Peter Pan movie Tinker Bell’s figure was modeled after Margaret Kerry. She also played the part of Tinker Bell in the live action play. The next woman to appear, as Tinker Bell was Tiny Kline. She dressed as Tinker Bell and would make appearances in the Disneyland Park. When Tiny Kline was hired in 1961 she was four foot ten inches, 98 pounds and 71 years old. She was a circus aerialist before she began her role as Tinker Bell and retired in 1964 due to poor health.

**Tinker Bell Syndrome** There is a theory that petite women have an extreme ambition and drive to succeed to make up for their height. Who is to say that this is based on fact or fiction? This is not a proven theory, but some women believe that they suffer from this and others believe that this is purely made up. This is a quote from a woman who believes that she used to suffer from Tinker Bell Syndrome due to her height. “I used to feel like I needed to prove myself and hated being patronized and made out like I was incapable of things which I was very capable of doing, I got quite annoyed when people underestimated me, I try and not let it bother me so much now as its pointless I only need to prove to myself.” **Can being short in stature cause your ambition to increase?** Look at all of these Larger than Life Celebrities who possibly have TInker Bell Syndrome.

During Lady Gaga's Monster Ball Tour near the end of every show she would lay down on stage and tell her fans that she was kinda like Tinker Bell. She would ask the audience if they knew that clapping could bring TInker Bell back to life. She would have her fans scream and cheer for her and "come back to life" like Tinker Bell does when children say that they believe in fairies. **Do you believe in fairies?** As a group we decided that we do not believe in fairies and we do not believe in magic in the way that it is used in Peter Pan, but we do believe in fate. We believe in miracles and fate, but we do not believe in pixie dust and flying. **NPR article** http://www.npr.org/2011/07/15/131330480/three-books-to-help-grown-ups-believe-again This article talks about how when your a child you find it so easy to believe in magic and things that may seem impossible when your a grown up. Peter Pan isn't the only story that deals with magic and children not wanting to grow up. Some other Stories that have the same theme are, //The stories of Hans Christian Andersen: A New Translation From The Danish, The Hobbit, The Celtic Twilight: Faerie And Folklore.// Pat Hardesty says that she believes in magic all her life, now that she's grown up she can't just believe in it she has to become the "magic being". Basically she says that believing in magic is not enough you have to be the magic. She explains that she puts faith in these fictional characters that dont exist to make her life seem better, but then she realized that she has to take charge of some of the outcomes because its her life. Even though she hopes for some magical being to come save her from her problems in the end she has to fix them on her own.
 * Pat Hardesty Article Response** www.lifesuccessassociates.com/tinkerbell.doc