When examining "Snow White" from an Archetypal perspective, it becomes clear that this fairytale symbolizes curiosity, death, and freedom. These main topics are specifically shown through the use of animals. When analyzing the symbols, many come into affect. The three animals that visited Snow White’s coffin could represent many different things. The order that the animals arrived in is the base of the pattern for this fairytale. When the owl visits, it could symbolize the need for knowledge and curiosity. Ancient cultures believed that owls represented guardians for the underworlds and a protection piece of the dead (Whats-Your-Sign, n.d). The stepmother could be a fault for curiosity when constantly asking the mirror who was then most
