Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp 1:
As a child, I watched the movie Aladdin many times. However, details of the Disney plot have escaped my memory over time. The story opens up with a powerful statement, and the tone of it sounds accusatory of Aladdin for being responsible for his father's death. The introduction character development of Aladdin makes him seem foolish, selfish, irresponsible, and stubborn. Throughout this whole story, the author uses clever ways of implementing dialect into the course of the plot. In a quick turn of events, Aladdin's uncle Mustapha becomes his mentor. He is invested in the boy's health, career, and future— so much so that his uncle gives this boy, what people now call it, a glow up and makeover. Mustapha, the magician, seems very lurring and inviting as he takes the boy under his wing through the gardens to the city gates. For example, the cake that he gives the boy represents greed and the boy's gullible nature to trust him. Then, after capturing the boy, the magician enforces his authority and credibility over the boy by telling the boy not to be afraid; however, he still has a controlling and blackmailing sense of tone seen by the sentence, "Fear nothing, but obey me." At this point, I was very conflicted in the story on whether the magician had antagonistic motives yet or not. The vocabulary and syntax is very detailed while slowly developing the plot. The boy then, seeking out his treasures, obeys everything Mustapha orders him to do, and the classic object of the story, the lamp, is introduced. The boy did anything the magician asked of him because he was expecting a much greater reward. He was scammed instead by a con artist who had a calculated plan to disguise and get access to the lamp. The magician makes the detrimental mistake, however, of leaving the ring that gives Aladdin a chance to overcome his situation.
Aladdin, Wikimedia
Bibliography: H.J. Ford, Arabian Nights: Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (link)
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