The Stereotypes Of Snow White: The Tale Of Folktales

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From the original fairy tales gathered to preserve their German history, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm unknowingly established a foundation and framework of how children stories have been previously told and how inevitable adaptations are to come. The Grimm Brothers wrote a plethora of gruesome and violent folktales to share with “their fellow scholars” around the late 1850s; coincidentally during the time period of when the French had conquered Germany in their attempts of acquiring land and power (Johnson). The book of folktales instilled a feeling of history preservation in the country throughout the hardships it was facing at the time. Regardless of the initial audience, the stories indeed appealed to children and thus, the Brothers reworked …show more content…
Queen Ravenna ordered her brother to bring her the innocent heart that would bring her immortality; when he tries to advance on Snow White in a sexual manner, Snow White saw the opportunity to strike and stabbed him with a nail, for it was her only chance of escaping. This incorporation of sexual demeanor was utilized to Snow White’s new image– as she would not allow him to belittle her. As the story continues to deviate from the Grimm Brother’s original, Snow White begins to make way for herself. Once found in the Dark Forest by the Queens brother and the Huntsman, she continuously fights for her life as she runs away. When the Huntsman turns on the brother and joins Snow’s attempts of defeating the Queen, the fight for survival persists. A major difference from the original tale was the encounter with the dwarfs. Snow White’s sweet and gentle attitude never strayed, even though her life was almost taken from the 7 little men. She was portrayed as a woman of reason and truth to keep her alive, differing from when she gave her domestic ability in order to live in the preceding stories. Her active personality and judgment allowed her to take her life into her own hands and not let the Queen kill her. This Snow White is distinctively different from her previous characters in the fact that she does not search for her true love. Though the kiss from the Huntsman did bring her back to consciousness form her deep sleep, her main focus was to fight for her life and restore unity among her

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