In Bettelheim’s reading, one observation I made is how he talked about how the queen in Snow White is jealous of Snow White. This reminded me of the story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates. Although both stories aren’t related by any means, the way Snow White’s stepmother was jealous of her beauty can be compared to how Connie’s mom was always frustrated with the fact that Connie knew she was beautiful and would admire herself often. Another thing I noticed that both Snow White and Connie were gullible. Snow White had allowed the evil queen to enter her house twice, because she wanted to become more beautiful, and Connie opened the door for a complete stranger and made the mistake of entertaining a conversation, which then lead to her eventually leaving with him, and we don’t know what happened to her at the end.
