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Contrast Essay-12/18/2003

OUTLINE



Title: Disney’s Classic Roles



Two items to be contrasted: 1.Mickey Mouse 2.Donald Duck



Relationship the items share: The impression that Disney Company wants to present.



Controlling idea: three main differences



Introduction-paragraph 1



Thesis statement: They are different from each other in three points: the physique, the way they become famous, and their personality.

Body-paragraph 2



Topic sentence: The first difference between Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck is their appearance.



Body-paragraph 3

Topic sentence: Secondly, the processes of how did they become famous are also different.

Body-paragraph 4

Topic sentence: Finally, these two cartoon superstars have two opposite personalities.

Conclusion-paragraph 5

Even if they were so different, both of them brought happiness to people around the world.



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Jasmine Wu #16;Fanny Zhong #12

Thu. 9:00-12:00

Contrast Essay-12/18/2003

Title: Disney’s Classic Roles

You should be familiar with “Snow White and Seven Dwarfs”, “Cinderella”, “The Lion King” and “ Beauty and the Beast”. These are Walt Disney’s famous classic animations that become one part of memory in our childhood. All of these are all independent stories; however, there are two characters make them have something in common. Who are they? You may have an idea. That’s right, they are Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck are both Walt Disney’s central roles; in spite of their own animations, they always show up in other Disney’s animations. Both of them are well known animate characters and created by Walt Disney Company. But in fact, they are two totally different individuals. They are different from each other in three points: the physique, the way they become famous, and their personality.

The first difference between Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck is their appearance. Obviously, Mickey is a Mouse while Donald is a Duck, and they are two different races. Mickey Mouse was created by Walt Disney in 1928; on the other hand, Carl Barks is the one who gave Donald Duck a life in 1934. There is one more thing, Mickey Mouse used to having tail, but now it was gone. Donald Duck also became different from used to be. He has a fatter body, bigger and flatter beak, and more circular eyes. We can say that, Mickey Mouse is evolving, but Donald Duck is maturing. It seems that Mickey Mouse is getting better and Donald Duck is getting worse. However, Donald Duck is more like a reflection of actual life. Generally speaking, Mickey Mouse is super ego; oppositely, Donald Duck is real ego.



Secondly, the processes of how did they become famous are also different. During that times, movies were voiceless、 black and white. And cartoon was always played before the movies. It was treated as movie’s preparation. So, how Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck were known to everyone is very doubtful. Actually, Mickey’s first and second cartoons were not popular. But Walt Disney didn’t give up. At the beginning of voiced film, he created “Steamboat Willie” which made Mickey become a well-known superstar. Disney not only continuously produces a series of Mickey’s cartoon, but also tried to find new subject in order to manufacture different cartoon shorts. “The Wise Little Hen” was an important cartoon short in Disney’s history. Why? Because Donald Duck was born in this cartoon, then he also became famous in the world. Initially, Donald Duck’s height was just half of Mickey’s. As Donald Duck was more and more popular, he was taller and taller. Finally, he was as tall as Mickey Mouse. Although these two individuals are both world-wild famous superstars, their way to achieve success are so different.

Finally, these two cartoon superstars have two opposite personalities. In Disney’s animations, Mickey Mouse always plays a kind role. It seems that Disney wants Mickey leaves a very positive impression on audience. As to Donald Duck, he has a lot of shortcomings and a bad temper. These two individuals represent two kinds of people in our daily life. However, Donald Duck’s negative image is different from Mickey Mouse’s good impression. But this distinction also gives Donald Duck a special meaning. For example, during the World War II, Disney helped American government take an advertisement to show the importance of pay taxes. In this advertisement, Donald Duck got some trouble because he didn’t pay taxes. This method brings a great effect. Although Donald Duck always gets angry easily, he still deeply loved by many people in the world.

No matter what kind of animals they are, how they became so famous, or what temper they have, the only thing we care about is that they are the spring of laughing. Even if they were so different, both of them brought happiness to people around the world in the past. We deeply believe that they will do their best in the future.

Reference

Websites: http://disney.jbug.net/History/mickey.htm

http://disney.jbug.net/History/donald.htm

http://disney.jbug.net/Gallery/index.htm

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