False Roles In Dina Goldstein's 'Fallen Princesses'

Dina Goldstein’s “Fallen Princesses” series illustrates fairy tale lives that portray false roles and hopes. Through real life scenarios, Goldstein places Disney princesses in modern day struggles that many women face. By contrasting the idealistic lives of fairy tales with realistic challenges, Goldstein presents the reality of stereotypical gender roles in an every day household. Within this series, Dina Goldstein placed Snow White from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in a realistic and modern scenario to depict the perception of a woman’s role in a family, a man’s role within the family, and the sad but common reality of unhappy marriages. When analyzing this picture of Snow White, one can note a multitude of details that describe the reality …show more content…
Although she does look flustered by her tasks as a mother, her overall appearance conveys of independence and feministic empowerment. She displays the motherly will power and strength that is deeply rooted in woman. She carries two babies, while another baby pulls on her dress seeking attention and the fourth baby is unattended in a corner of the room. This image symbolizes that women constantly feel confined by their societal gender responsibilities to nurture their family. Meanwhile, the bulldog represents the forest animals that guide her to the cottage. In reality, forest animals will not save her; instead the bulldog is sniffing the ground and making a mess. In the movie, the Seven Dwarfs tell Snow White "if you will keep house for us, and cook, make beds, wash, sew, and knit, and keep everything clean and orderly, then you can stay with us, and you shall have everything that you want." Snow White gladly agrees. However, in the photograph the babies represent the Seven Dwarf’s and clearly Snow White can’t handle the responsibilities of her children and her domestic services by