You will compare a fable to a modern work of fiction. View the grading rubric as you complete your work. This is your guide to a super submission. Choose one of the following fables. Read the fable closely and observe how the story reveals the theme. Think of an example from a TV show, book, or movie in which a character learns the same lesson communicated through this fable. Write a complete paragraph of at least five original sentences that explains how the fable and your story reveal the same theme. Use specific details from each story in your paragraph. Explain how your story choice makes the theme in the fable more modern or new. Save your work to your computer or drive. Submit your work in 04.05 Thinking About Theme.

An example of a fable that could be compared to a movie would be the case of The Ugly Duckling and The Princess Diaries.

In the story of The Ugly Duckling, a duck is always mocked and bullied because he is ugly. He does not fit with the others, and does not behave in the way that most ducks do. However, when the duckling grows older, he realizes that he is actually a beautiful swan, and that this was the reason why he was always different.

In The Princess Diaries, Mia Thermopolis is a clumsy girl who is not considered to be very pretty. She is also bullied and made fun of. However, later in the story, she discovers that she is actually a princess. She undergoes a makeover and is happy ever after.

The Princess Diaries expresses the same theme as The Ugly Duckling. It encourages you to be who you are, and to ignore those who criticize you or bother you. However, the theme is made more modern by using a human teenager as the protagonist.