Fairy tales are not only viewed on movie screens or passed down through generations. Many of us live fairy tale lives or experience Grimm fairy tale scenarios day by day, but not everyone witnesses a happy ending. Various individuals have lives filled with domestic abuse, illness, and gruesome traumas. Valerie Gribben argues that fairy tales have helped her during her medical practice as a doctor, and these tales have helped Gribben cope with the grim realities of the world by reminding her that happy endings are possible. However, I do not share the belief that fairy tales help us deal with daily experiences throughout our lives. Moreover, there are more stories of wicked people and chaos witnessed throughout the world than fairy tale endings
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A victim of rape or someone who experiences some type of devastating scenario will become traumatized. Furthermore, where and when would that person’s happy ending occur? Gribben provides the example of a woman who had been so badly beaten by her late husband that her eyes pointed in different directions. Yeah that woman can attend therapy classes however, the trauma will remain engraved in her brain forever. In Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, Shylock experienced some traumatic hate and oppression from Antonio. Antonio had spit on him multiple times, insulted him, and put him down because of his religion. These actions against Shylock also traumatized him and are what caused him to grow evil. In Addition some fairy tales can even traumatize the audience by utilizing subliminal messages.
Even now, modern day fairy tales found in disney films have been interpreted by some individuals to contain subliminal messages. Fairy tales such as Toy Story, The Little Mermaid and The Lion king. The lion king for example revealed a scene where the stars in the background spelled out the word “SEX”. Another example is on the cover for The Little Mermaid there was the shape of a penis in the background. On one hand, fairy tales portray happy endings but on the other display subliminal messages? These hidden messages simply contradict the meaning of a happy ending because they taint the minds of their
A victim of rape or someone who experiences some type of devastating scenario will become traumatized. Furthermore, where and when would that person’s happy ending occur? Gribben provides the example of a woman who had been so badly beaten by her late husband that her eyes pointed in different directions. Yeah that woman can attend therapy classes however, the trauma will remain engraved in her brain forever. In Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, Shylock experienced some traumatic hate and oppression from Antonio. Antonio had spit on him multiple times, insulted him, and put him down because of his religion. These actions against Shylock also traumatized him and are what caused him to grow evil. In Addition some fairy tales can even traumatize the audience by utilizing subliminal messages.
Even now, modern day fairy tales found in disney films have been interpreted by some individuals to contain subliminal messages. Fairy tales such as Toy Story, The Little Mermaid and The Lion king. The lion king for example revealed a scene where the stars in the background spelled out the word “SEX”. Another example is on the cover for The Little Mermaid there was the shape of a penis in the background. On one hand, fairy tales portray happy endings but on the other display subliminal messages? These hidden messages simply contradict the meaning of a happy ending because they taint the minds of their