The Corruption Of Women In Grimm's Fairy Tales

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While some women are treated evil, and corrupt in fairy tales, there are still other ways that women are interpreted in fairy tales. Fairy tales have adapted the customs of how societies have silence women. In some of Grimm’s fairy tales it reinforces the idea that women should be quiet, passive, and be a housewife. The Grimm’s fairy tales are read to young little girls in which, as they continue to grow their mentality continues to develop in which that they need to be quiet and submissive to what any guy tells them to do. The dwarfs allow for Snow White to stay as long as she is able to cook, wash and clean the house. Snow White is completing all the chores like a good housewife would do. In society the idea that women should obey their man

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