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		<title>Criticism on the Ugly Ducking</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aida Afshari</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ugly Duckling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[First published in 1843 The Ugly Duckling is probably the most world-renowned of Andersen’s stories. The message of the story speaks to its readership on a personal level as there is generally a time in everyone’s lives where they feel misunderstood or under-valued. The story is morally didactic in that it prescribes the equal treatment of people, even if appearances differ; there are no two people the same and the sooner we can accept that the better. Andersen seems to be proposing that beauty comes from within and this is explicit in the story. Once we get to know people then we can look past the ugly exterior, in the case of this story, and see the beauty inside. Although the duckling’s outer appearance was very different it does not change the fact that it was still a duckling inside and so should be treated the same as all the others instead of a monster. The duckling was just longing to be loved and to fit in with all the rest. The story puts you in the duckling’s shoes and makes you really think about how you treat people.]]></description>
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