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ENG 102 - Hansel and Gretel

Explore Your Story

Once you have an idea about what your assignment is and what your topic might be, now it's time to begin exploring your topic to learn more about it. This is an important step in the research process because as you learn more about your topic, you begin to think about what points you might want to research further. In addition, learning about your topic helps you identify keywords or search terms to use later in your research.

Use the resource below to see the 1812 and 1857 versions of "Hansel and Gretel."

Hansel and Gretel: A comparison of the versions of 1812 and 1857

Explore the Film

SCC students have access to view the 2020 film Gretel & Hansel through Swank. Students will need to create an account using their SCC student email and then search for the film.

Explore Modern Adaptations

You are also required to analyze an additional modern adaptation of your choice (options include social media retellings, video games, podcast episodes, or other contemporary versions).

Here are some suggestions to help you get started.

TV Episodes

  • Grimm - Season 1, Episode 10 (stream on Peacock and The Roku Channel)
  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child - Season 1, Episode 3 (stream on HBO Max)
  • A Tale Dark & Grimm - Season 1, Episode 8 (stream on Netflix)
  • Once Upon a Time - Season 1, Episode 9 (stream on Disney+ and Hulu)
  • Supernatural - Season 10, Episode 12 (stream on Netflix)

Video Games

  • Gretel & Hansel: a point and click horror Flash game released in two parts (Find it on CrazyGames)

Podcasts

Short Stories

There are two additional retellings in the following e-Book.