Social Changes In Grimm Brother's Fairy Tales

The Grimm Brother’s fairy tales are one of the few pieces of craftful literature that continues to prevail from the time they were written to today, with the utmost popularity. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm have written the majority of fairy tales and princess stories that every generation since the 1800s have embedded in our childhoods, from Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin, Cinderella, and even Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs. The modern Disney classic Snow White was originally written by the Grimm Brothers in 1812, and was entitled Tale 53. Later, the story was revised and republished in 1854 as Little Snow-white, with changes in the story reflecting the social changes of the time. Born in Hanau, Germany, the Grimm Brother’s fairy tales cast light on the …show more content…
This action immediately kills Snow White. The dwarfs return home to find Snow White’s lifeless body, and they decide to put her body to rest in a glass coffin on the mountain. A prince from another country stumbles upon Snow White’s resting place and instantly falls in love with her. He bargains with the dwarfs for the ownership of Snow White’s resting place and has servants carry her to the palace. On the way, the carriers stumble on a tree stump, an action that brings Snow White back to life. On her revival, the prince promises to take her to the castle and marry her, a proposal Snow White is eager to agree to. After Snow White awakes, the Queen tries to validate her position as the fairest in the land by asking the looking-glass, as she had done many times before. The looking-glass reveals that Snow White is alive and well and is going to be married into royalty. The Queen is filled with anger, but goes to the wedding anyway, where she meets her final punishment, to dance with hot iron shoes on until she drops dead. Unsurprisingly, the Disney animation has a different take. The Queen is Snow White’s stepmother who is so envious of Snow White's beauty, she sends her to be a scullery maid. The