The psychoanalytic view on this story plainly addresses the dangers of narcissism not only in children, but adults as well. This was one of the more prominent themes between both Snow White (Grimm’s Fairytale Version) and Bruno Bettelheim’s The Uses of Enchantment. The paragraph that stood out to me as a theme between the two follows as: “The story of Snow White warns of the evil consequences of narcissism for both parent and child. Snow White’s narcissism nearly undoes her as she gives in twice to the disguised queen’s enticements to make her look more beautiful, while the queen is destroyed by her own narcissism” In this quote, Bettelheim connects the queen’s successful attempt to entice Snow White to the fact that Snow White fell for it because she was blinded by her own narcissism.
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I like your view of the dangers of narcissism in children and also adults. A lot of people deal with narcissistic family members and the fact that there are evil consequences of narcissism makes life better. We are taught that fairytales are wonderful and beautiful by Disney but they are fairytales to warn us about danger in life and narcissism is a very dangerous thing. Both Snow White and the Queen become undone by their own narcissism and there are dire consequences for them.