There are many observations that were made in both the story “ little Snow White” and “ where you going where have you been” both had many similarities but one thing that stood out the most was both stories correlate with a narcissist story. In the reading “ show white” the step mom and the main character Snow White, as demonstrated snow white’s narcissism almost made her look a certain way but she realized it and gave in to disguised herself from the queen’s enticements. She tried to do things that would make her feel beautiful. She was striving to enhance her beauty with goods that were being marketed to her, which is why her stepmother, “the queen,” made her first two attempts to assassinate Snow White. Snow White already had a stunning appearance, but she caved in to material desires to enhance her beauty with a corset and a comb (since a corset is recognized for boosting a woman’s figure and a comb to make her hair add to her attractiveness). Meanwhile, In the reading “where we going, where have you been ” also has the same conflict with beauty to convince others for things they want in the reading Connie, who is also utterly narcissistic, often observes others to judge their attractiveness in comparison to her own. This might be interpreted as jealousy because if she does discover someone more attractive than herself or with a “better-looking” characteristic, she will do anything she can to surpass them in beauty, including changing the way she looks. The subject of envy is clearly present in “Little Snow White” through her stepmother. She is capable of killing Snow White to become the “fairest of them all” (which she repeatedly tries to do), she is that jealous of her own stepdaughter.
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Kezia, these are very good observations about the literary works; however, the prompt for this week asks for specific reference to information from the Bettleheim pieces.
Hello Kezia, your observation regarding the similarities between “Little Snow White” and “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” on the theme of narcissism and beauty is well-supported by the texts. Both Snow White and Connie struggle with their self-image and seek to enhance their beauty through material means. Their obsession with their appearance ultimately leads to conflict with those around them. Furthermore, the jealousy and envy expressed by Snow White’s stepmother and Connie towards others who are perceived as more beautiful highlights the destructive nature of narcissism.