Pros And Cons Of Being A Princess

“It’s only in fairy tales that princesses can afford to wait for the handsome prince to save them. In real life, they have to bust out of their own coffins and do the saving themselves.”, Meg Cabot. Searching for information about the expectations of being a princess, I found this quote by the American author of romantic and paranormal fiction for teens and adults, Meg Cabot. Dainty, delicate, submissive, proper, snobby, and multiple other terms come to mind when thinking of what it takes to be a princess. Surrounded by the media and images, young girls are vulnerable to societies social construction of princesses. Dressing in gowns, wearing tiaras, playing with makeup, just to generally make themselves feel “pretty like a princess”. In the …show more content…
“Group Stereotypes” form at a young age as individuals are identified by gender, race, class, etc., and are taught about each individual identity. Commonly, we hear that boys are not supposed to cry, play with dolls, wear dresses, just as girls are not to play sports or video games, be dirty, or play with action figures. Boys are not tempted to read a story if they know it involves a princess or seems “girly”, since most cannot relate. Society presses the idea that boys cannot like princesses, so most do not even care or simply look past it. Throughout the story you see few young boys, and of course those in the story are riding a bike or getting dirty like any other boy would. Other scenes in the book, there is a boy is playing in the rain and the boys in the classroom are playing with animals. Never in the story do you see the boys joining the girl in a “tea party” or playing with toys. Society generates all of these ideas that each group must follow to be accepted. Gender, sex, and sexuality all play hidden roles within this story as viewed, on almost every page, as the girl tries to identify what a princess can or cannot