He expresses himself when he says, “Everybody cheats, I just didn’t know it” (Breaking Away). Most fairy tales have a happily ever after. Otherwise, its not considered a fairy tale at all. Tatar says, “Today we recognize that fairy tales are as much about conflict and violence, as about enchantment and happily ever after endings,” (Tatar 310). Breaking Away portrays violence, conflict, enchantment, and a happily ever after ending. The violence breaking out between the Cutters and Hoosiers over invading each other’s turf brings out the conflict in this movie. When they settle the conflict in a good old-fashioned competition the happily ever after ending arises. The happily ever after ending is when Dave wins the Little 500 and changes the reputation of cutters forever. This movie is much more than a tale about an underdog. It is a fairy tale, just like Cinderella. Panttaja and Tatar gave many examples of themes that connect fairy tales and Breaking Away together. This movie contains components of social isolation, lying, cheating, power and privilege, enchantment, and happily-ever-afters. All of these themes that are consistent in fairy tales also occur in Breaking Away, proving that it is also a
He expresses himself when he says, “Everybody cheats, I just didn’t know it” (Breaking Away). Most fairy tales have a happily ever after. Otherwise, its not considered a fairy tale at all. Tatar says, “Today we recognize that fairy tales are as much about conflict and violence, as about enchantment and happily ever after endings,” (Tatar 310). Breaking Away portrays violence, conflict, enchantment, and a happily ever after ending. The violence breaking out between the Cutters and Hoosiers over invading each other’s turf brings out the conflict in this movie. When they settle the conflict in a good old-fashioned competition the happily ever after ending arises. The happily ever after ending is when Dave wins the Little 500 and changes the reputation of cutters forever. This movie is much more than a tale about an underdog. It is a fairy tale, just like Cinderella. Panttaja and Tatar gave many examples of themes that connect fairy tales and Breaking Away together. This movie contains components of social isolation, lying, cheating, power and privilege, enchantment, and happily-ever-afters. All of these themes that are consistent in fairy tales also occur in Breaking Away, proving that it is also a