My attitude towards fairytales has change drastically due to this weeks readings. In the way that when you are a child you see the fantasy in the story and it gets your imagination going. As children we tend to be very naive so that also plays a part in not noticing the ideas that are presented But now as an adult and reading “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” it opened my eyes to the ideas that it expresses such as waiting for a prince to save a woman from any danger, also the idea of beauty and how that is the only thing that matters. This story shows how people back then used to operate and I find it a terrible way to judge people.
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Peter, it’s interesting. I just wrote to Gabriela something similar to what you write here. These fairytales collected by the Brothers Grimm date back to the Middle Ages. And certainly the idea of women’s beauty held more importance than any skills or talents she might possess. The idea has not completely disappeared, but at least now women have the power to challenge this antiquated norm.
Hi Petter, I totally agree with your opinion. As you mentioned in your post, reading stories like this as a kid means that we’re going to miss a lot of the details inside of the story. Reading thi as a young adult made me realize that when we are kids our innocent minds don’t get to analyze the story as we do now that we grow. This specific story surprised me with all the details that carry another meaning when you read it as an adult to be honest.