I do believe fairy tales are good for children because they can have their own creative mind. This is magical imagination because the young children can picture and fantasize fairytales from storytelling. I identified in List A “The Positive Impacts of Fairy Tales for Children” by Leilani VisikoKnox-Johnson, University of Hawaii Young children going through challenges a variety of therapists uses fairy tales on children, so they can observe the children’s response and reaction. In the end, this is a beautiful thing because each kid has their own creativity and experience.“This provides a great way of accessing children’s imagination by exploring memories of fairy tales and using them to address painful or unsettling issues in a nonthreatening, playful manner” (Leilani VisikoKnox-Johnson). “Even as Baum used a fairy tale to debunk magic reveal that it is produced by a Great Humbug who creates the mystery, he also affirmed the magic of language, the power to with words”(Why Fairstales matter). One thing I liked about this source tells how magic and imagination translate our language, how we think and express ourselves. Both authors give a clear explanation of what fairytales give to us because when children are young, they can imagine colors or reading. All in all gives off their own uniqueness of emotions.
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My thesis statement is “Fairy tales, while often considered harmless, can negatively impact children by perpetuating outdated stereotypes about gender roles and values, fostering unrealistic expectations, and failing to reflect the complexities of the modern world.” My main argument in this essay that fairy tales are way too outdated, they reflect the values of times that we left behind on purpose. From the list A, I used a quote that reflects a harm that fairy tales can cause to little girls by telling them to be submissive and do not try to be independent. “It’s important to understand the messages our children receive about traditional gender roles, especially during a time when women are encouraged to be independent and rely on their brains rather than beauty” (Grauerholz). From list B I used a quote that reflects on what might be a problem why fairy tales main female character is not independent or does not know how to do anything. “Indeed, feminist psychological studies have documented thoroughly the importance of a mother’s positive role in her daughter’s gender identity” (Fisher).
