Sleeping Woman

The story of Sleeping Beauty is an enthralling fairytale about a girl who was cursed by a malicious villain named Maleficent. This fairytale has provided the basic definition of good and evil -- that is, until the live action film, directed by Robert Stromberg, appeared in 2014. Maleficent begins with a flashback to her childhood years, and progresses through her teenage years straight to adulthood. Through this progression, Maleficent meets Stefan, whom she believes to be her true love, but is…

Although some stories have female characters with more capability potency and capability like “Mulan”, but everyone is more likely to recognize tales like “Cinderella” or “Sleeping Beauty” than “Mulan” (Green). These fairy tales can portray a sexist view of female characters by presenting women as weak individuals and that a woman cannot save herself from tribulations, a man has to save her. For example, in “Cinderella”, Cinderella…

Nevertheless, the Wicked Queen managed to put Snow White under the Sleeping Death. (“Snow White…

how language gender and power are portrayed in children’s fairytales. Fairytales are those innocent and indispensable bedtime stories that have practically been a child’s practice for many generations. For instance, who hasn’t heard of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty or Snow White? We all grew up with these bedtime stories and are so familiar with their tales and characters that we scarcely have the time to figure out the real message which they are trying to convey through them. Fairytales often…

usually only lasted a day, giving girls unrealistic ideas about love as seen in Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Snow White, and many more. Female leads are weak and are typically reduced to damsels in distress in the climax like in The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White. Portrayal of other cultures are inaccurate at best and problematic at worst such as Native Americans in Pocahontas and Romani in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. And you may think this paper is leading up to an…

distress, usually a princess. The princess is pictured as what the ideal image of what women should act and look like. In the older versions of the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty, the princess is passive and gentle. The princesses are solely tasked with waiting around for their prince, and following…

A woman is never demonstrated as being able to save herself from peril. Instead, she depends on the male hero to come to her rescue. In the case of The Sleeping Beauty, this is particularly true for Princess Rosamond who along with the rest of the palace was cursed to sleep for 100 years. It was not until a prince came and reawakened…

Additionally, it also demonstrated the different gender messages portrayed in the society over time using the seven Disney princess films as example. Before 1980s, the three classic Disney princess films were: Snow White (1937), Cinderella (1950), and Sleeping Beauty (1959). These films demonstrated both female and male perform traditional gender roles. Female were expected to do domestic work and be subservient to males. Male is portrayed superior than female in the storyline of these films.…

she claims to love, and waits for him to find her. Exercising the idea that Disney princesses need a man to save them. (Parenthetical) Some viewers may say that not all Disney princesses portray this aspect. Some may say that Mulan is an independent woman who focuses on the protection of her family and country instead of getting a man, despite the Chinese culture.…

Fairytales, Femininity and Film: Feminine Ideals in American and Japanese Children’s Animation The nature of social expectations evident in children’s animated films is compelling. Socialization structures, values, morals, spirituality, gender expectations, and national culture and identity are all expressed through animated media and marketed toward children. Animation is more than entertainment, it is a major means by which children assimilate culture. Film is one of the most useful sets of…