Lastly, an important (but often unmentioned theme) in original fairy tales is the absenteeism of a father-figure. Although “Little Snow White” does mention Snow White’s father in the beginning of the story, this mention is used more to introduce the stepmother than the father. Many critics could argue the fact that the father’s absence from this fairy tale proves that he is a man that does nothing to help his very own daughter (thus making him a bad person). However, in this story, the king’s absenteeism is probably made in order to emphasize the conflict between stepmother and child, woman and woman. As mentioned in The Queen’s Looking Glass, it is possible that the “King’s voice resides now in [the queen’s] own mirror, her own mind” (Gilbert and Gubar 38). This goes to show that it is the opinions of men that tend to make women go crazy over beauty, turning woman against woman.
In order to combat the patriarchal ideologies portrayed throughout the Grimm Brothers “Little Snow White”, director Rupert Sanders created the film Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). In this film, Snow White’s stepmother, Ravenna, tries to kill Snow White in order to maintain her own beauty and power. Ravenna goes on to hire a huntsman to kill Snow White after she …show more content…
Although Sanders’ film holds on to central characteristics of the Grimm’s original “Little Snow White”, it drastically changes the feministic views of women. The patriarchal images present in the Grimm’s version are held up to the light in Sanders’ film by making the women just as strong as men – by making both men and women equal. Snow White and the Huntsman is a greatly progressive film for the feminist movement, successfully addressing the problematic patriarchal elements – such as passivity, father-figures, objectification and key themes in women’s lives – present in “Little Snow
In order to combat the patriarchal ideologies portrayed throughout the Grimm Brothers “Little Snow White”, director Rupert Sanders created the film Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). In this film, Snow White’s stepmother, Ravenna, tries to kill Snow White in order to maintain her own beauty and power. Ravenna goes on to hire a huntsman to kill Snow White after she …show more content…
Although Sanders’ film holds on to central characteristics of the Grimm’s original “Little Snow White”, it drastically changes the feministic views of women. The patriarchal images present in the Grimm’s version are held up to the light in Sanders’ film by making the women just as strong as men – by making both men and women equal. Snow White and the Huntsman is a greatly progressive film for the feminist movement, successfully addressing the problematic patriarchal elements – such as passivity, father-figures, objectification and key themes in women’s lives – present in “Little Snow