The Grim brothers lived in an age of change in Europe. Feudalism was weakening giving way to scientific discoveries and intellectual growth. However, wars were making the need for folk tales and spiritual development ever more pressing (Zipes, 1988). Perhaps this is why the revised folk tales of the brothers became so popular. The "Little Brier-Rose" exposes the tragic consequences of a random fact. Later on this phenomena was termed the butterfly effect based upon Eduard Lorenz's chaos theory.
The reason for not inviting the twelfth wise woman is completely random - having only eleven golden plates. Yet, for this woman's perspective, it is personal. Despite the seemingly romantic nature of the story, there is not evil, only bad coincidence, the cruel impartiality of reality. An idea which becomes popular much later in the age of modernism.
The uninvited wise woman's reaction is a …show more content…
After the princess is cursed, all spindles are burned, yet, on her birthday, her parents are away. In fact, there is no one around her, at this fragile and terribly important moment. This exposes the irrationality of human beings and how a moment of irresponsibility can have tragic consequences.
Another rather modernistic theme is that the prince does not have to face any obstacles. He is simply at the right time at the right place. What seems interesting is that the symbolic resemblance of the kiss is omitted. The princess wakes up because the hundred day of sleep is over, not because of the kiss.
Yet, what is the ruling idea of the work is that the world is fundamentally at balance. The princess, is the character with ideal psychological profile. She has curiosity and charisma, kindness, therefore she receives happiness and love. This positive ending is aimed to enhance the healing power of folk tales in the time of military and social turmoil, as it was during the period of the brothers's
The reason for not inviting the twelfth wise woman is completely random - having only eleven golden plates. Yet, for this woman's perspective, it is personal. Despite the seemingly romantic nature of the story, there is not evil, only bad coincidence, the cruel impartiality of reality. An idea which becomes popular much later in the age of modernism.
The uninvited wise woman's reaction is a …show more content…
After the princess is cursed, all spindles are burned, yet, on her birthday, her parents are away. In fact, there is no one around her, at this fragile and terribly important moment. This exposes the irrationality of human beings and how a moment of irresponsibility can have tragic consequences.
Another rather modernistic theme is that the prince does not have to face any obstacles. He is simply at the right time at the right place. What seems interesting is that the symbolic resemblance of the kiss is omitted. The princess wakes up because the hundred day of sleep is over, not because of the kiss.
Yet, what is the ruling idea of the work is that the world is fundamentally at balance. The princess, is the character with ideal psychological profile. She has curiosity and charisma, kindness, therefore she receives happiness and love. This positive ending is aimed to enhance the healing power of folk tales in the time of military and social turmoil, as it was during the period of the brothers's