Snow White Stereotypes

The fairytale princess is usually depicted as a ditzy, daunted and dysfunctional young lady due to the fact that those tales had to fit the type cast mold created by their patriarchal society. The indifference to notice that females are more than just a trophy or damsel in distress is often the motif that tantalizes the notion of equality thus keeping the immense divide from being able to heal. Snow White through both tales was seen as someone who was not only useless but futile as well. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm portrayed these stereotypes in their stories “Snow-White and Rose-Red” and “Little Snow White” by making Snow White seem like nothing more than just a feeble minded girl.

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