Description: Summary! Cultural Connections!
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The Emperor's New Clothes
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The Author - Hans Christian Anderson
- Anderson was born in Denmark, 1805
- He grew out of poverty to become a famous fairy tale and travel book writer
- He published "The Emperor's New Clothes" not until late 1837
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Summary
- 1. The story is about an Emperor who had a liking for new clothes
- 2. Two swindlers visit him in the name of amazing weavers
- 3. The swindlers promise the Emperor to weave an outfit that is invisible on misfit/foolish people
- 4. The swindlers stay at the palace 'weaving' the Emperor's clothes
- 5. The Emperor wears it for the town's celebration, until a child points out he's not able to see the clothes
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Cultural connections
- The Story is a satirical representation of a Monarchs' foolishness with Anderson replacing European kings to an Emperor
- The Kings Wealth to the Emperor's clothes
- In Danish Culture, children are taught to be independent as early as age 1
- 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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