The Effects of an Enriching Environment as a Theme in Cinnamon: Speech Development Through Sensory Experience
Overview
This essay analyzes the theme of environmental enrichment in Marzena Currie's story "Cinnamon," examining how a blind and mute princess develops speech through exposure to new sensory experiences. The paper argues that lack of exposure to diverse environments leads to lack of motivation for self-expression, while new environments foster emotional development and communication.
What this essay covers
- Introduction and plot summary of Cinnamon, establishing the princess's muteness and the tiger's role in teaching her to speak
- Analysis of how lack of environmental exposure leads to boredom and absence of desire to communicate despite ability to do so
- Examination of how new environments and anticipation of the jungle trigger hope, emotional responses, and the motivation to express oneself verbally
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How can you convince a princess who will not speak to do so? Cinnamon is the story of a princess who is blind and mute. Her parents offer immense riches to any person who can teach their daughter to speak. Efforts by the palace members bear no fruits until a self-proclaimed man-eating tiger appears in the palace. The tiger boldly states that it has come to teach the princess how to talk. The tiger successfully managed to get the princess to talk because it connected with her other senses. When the tiger pierced her skin and licked her face, the princess experienced fear, pain, and love and expressed herself through words. The princess said that she did not talk because she did not have anything. This paper will discuss the effects of an enriching environment as one of the themes of the story.
The mystery of the jungle triggered some feelings in the princess. Though the palace had many mango trees, the princess was curious to experience the jungle's vegetation and greenery. She boldly expressed her desire to go with the tiger.