Random Blog on my fables class

Ay its Alvin. I did a project on Aladdin for my fables and tales literature class and it was so FUCKIN hard to analyze it. When you hear Aladdin, you probably will think about the cartoon where the prince picks up the princess and live happily ever after. but this is the ancient old version of it. Where Aladdin is more of a stalker rather a handsome prince. And rather than a heroic hero, he is a lazy bum to start with.

In the novel “Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp” one can compare the differences of the novel to the movie. There are so many differences between the novel and the movie like for example when in the novel he falls for the princess while spying on her and in the movie it’s a totally different thing because he meets the princess in the street and than he falls for her. So basically the novel and the movie are not similar to each other and their both a lot different.

The analytical part of this story is the concepts of "Id" and "SuperEgo", in the beginning of the story, Aladdin is a lazy bum who wastes his days spending time with his friends. And his mother is the one supporting the family as Aladdin is not doing anything. And this demonstrates the concept of "id" which means self, and the selfishness of Aladdin plays with it. Going to meeting the princess, the princess is wandering around a shop looking for random stuff, but behind the wall is Aladdin. He creeps up and spies on the princess. Aladdin then gets interaction with a magic lamp and a jinni inside. The superego concept is demonstrated when Aladdin asks for wealth to share with his town. And eventually, Aladdin brings the princess away to a far away kingdom to live happily ever after.