Aladdin Outline

Presentation Outline:

   I. Attention Getter
       -  Discuss how we often do not notice the issues with some of our favorite childhood shows and movies until we are older
   
  II. Introduction
       - Present Argument (discuss the role of minorities in Disney films over time)

  III. Body
       a. Adaptation
           - Aladdin (1992)
           - Aladdin (2019)
       b. Social History
           - During the Achaemenid Empire
  
   V. Ideology for Minorities
        a. 1992 - a woman must marry a man in order to be happy
        b. 2019 - a woman does not need a man in order to be happy, and can control her own destiny

   VI. Genre
        -Fantasy and Romance
   
   VII. Semiotics

   VIII. Conclusion



        
        
       

Aladdin 1992	Aladdin 2019
Main Focus: Stay true to who you are.	Main Focus: Stay true to who you are.
Genre: Fantasy and Romance	Genre: Fantasy and Romance
Staying true to who you are: In this version, the main message is to always be yourself. Aladdin ends up with Jasmine in the end because he is himself and isn’t pretending to be someone that he is not. In this version, the marriage law is changed by Jasmine’s father so that she can marry Aladdin, and he becomes Sultan. Social History: women cannot be successful without men by their side. Also, women should not and could not be in high positions of power.	Staying true to who you are: In this version, the main message is to always be yourself. Jasmine fell for Aladdin because he was different from her other suitors. In this version, Jasmine becomes Sultan and then changes the marriage law so that she can marry Aladdin. Social History: women can be successful without men by their side. Women also have a voice and can hold high positions of power.