While fairy tales can often be seen as harmless and whimsical, I believe that traditional fairy tales can negatively impact children’s development. They create an unrealistic perception of reality, reinforce gender stereotypes, portray idealistic relationships, and suggest punishment for not being physically attractive. The article that I chose from list A is “Experts Say Fairy Tales Not So Happy Ever After’ By Liz Grauerholtz. They stated that fairy tales promote more about beauty standards. The ones that are “unattractive” are portrayed as evil or jealous. Stories tell children that unattractive people are more likely to be evil and reinforce traditional gender roles* (Grauerholz). This interest me because multiple tales normalize people not being up to certain standards as being evil. One that’s famously known is Snow White. The article I chose from List B is “Good and Bad beyond Belief: Teaching Gender Lessons through Fairy Tales and Feminist Theory” by Jerilyn Fisher and Ellen S. Silber and “Rediscovering the Power of Fairy Tales” by Mary Howarth. Children can interpret her own point of the fairy tales and apply this to real world situations.
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