The Frog Prince

https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/175/grimms-fairy-tales/3066/the-frog-prince/
After reading or listening to “The Frog Prince” (please see above), please write and submit your first Weekly Reading Response about that story here.
THIS WEEK’S SPECIFIC PROMPT:
In 350-500 words, after *briefly* (two sentences max) summarizing “The Frog Prince,” please choose and analyze from it one symbol of your choice.
Describe the symbol and any literary qualities it may have (is it an image? does it work metaphorically?), and analyze its effect within the story (what is its role in the story? how would the story be different if a different symbol had been chosen, or if there were no symbol where this one is? does the symbol help show character, provide some kind of moral or lesson, suggest or imply any particular perspective on the events within the plot, help make the reader more aware of a point that was otherwise not present?).
Make absolutely certain that you do not merely google this story, find something random that sounds good to you about symbolism, and base your answer on, quote from, or copy, that idea. This is about developing your own skills, not getting it “right.” No outside research is permitted, and plagiarism will not be tolerated.
(As a reminder, please review the general instructions for each Reading Response below. These are also available in the Course Resources folder.)
(A useful example of literary analysis of a symbol may be found here – pease note: I am NOT asking you to write in this style or at this length, just offering potential help if you are feeling a bit at a loss.)
(While most reading responses will be worth 10 points, this one is worth 5 so you can use it as a practice run, as it were.)
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In this course, reading responses serve three main purposes:
They reinforce your memory of the story and its key qualities (this will help prepare you for the midterm and final)
They allow you to practice the skill of applying new terms and concepts introduced in class to particular artifacts (the text of the story / its narrative)
They allow me to see how well you are tracking with the course material, so that I can direct my energies in class where theyre most needed and helpful

Reading responses should be structured as follows:
They should be 350-500 words
The first 2-4 sentences should summarize the story / myth / reading (when there are several, you will usually have a choice of which to respond to)
The rest of the writing should analyze the story according to the specific prompt or prompts from that week
While this assignment is focused more on your ideas than on your style, please try to keep the writing readable and grammatically / mechanically correct

Reading responses are graded as follows (out of 10 points total):
Response follows basic length guidelines and rules of grammar / mechanics 1.5 points
Response provides an accurate summary
(no major characters or plot points are left unmentioned) 1.5 points
Response attends to specific, particular elements of the story, using concrete examples and detailed analysis 4 points
(avoid generalizations; instead of writing Like with every romance, these two have problems write When Zeus is unfaithful, Hera becomes angry not so much because he fails to show her the proper amount of love and romantic attention as because fails to show her, queen of all the goddesses, the proper amount of respect; we see this when when he [insert example here] )
Response shows accurate, thoughtful use of course terms and concepts 3 points

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