The Function of Symbolism in Snow White and Cinderella No matter where you are in the world, chances are, you hold fairy tales from your childhood close to heart. ... Have you ever wondered why Snow White bit the apple or why Cinderella's evil stepsisters got their eyes pecked out by doves? ... After reading more closely into the many different works of Cinderella, many important symbols have come to light. ... As promised, her father came back with a branch from a hazel bush and gave it to Cinderella. ... Bruno Bettelheim, a renowned child psychologist, stated, "it is quite clear th...

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Another fairy tale where the beauty myth is seen is Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper. In this story, the main character, Cinderella, is introduced as a maid of her wicked stepmother. Even though she is seen in a low class image, the story still refers to Cinderella as a beautiful woman. ... (Wolf, pg. 12, The Beauty Myth, 1992) Cinderella is an ideal example of the societal fixation on beauty, and the fairy tale Cinderella or The Little Glass Slipper is the perfect tool to teach kids the current view. ... Beauty in fairy tales pushes women to look like Cinderella when it should not. ...

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Stories serve as a cultural medium to transfer values, ideas, and expectations of a society to a younger generation, and the Grimm Brothers stories such The Frog Prince, The Ungrateful Son, and, Cinderella all perform this function. ... Among the most famous of Grimm's tales is Cinderella. ... By the end of the day she would be forced to sleep in the piles of cinders on the floor, thus she was called Cinderella by the rest of the household. ... He gave this twig to Cinderella and she took it and planted it at her mothers grave. ... Every day Cinderella would visit her mothers grave thr...

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Cinderella also plays a very passive role in her story. ... Sexton mentions Snow White's "doll eyes," Sleeping Beauty as a "little doll child," and Cinderella and her prince like "two dolls in a museum case." ... On the other hand, the stepmothers in "Snow White" and "Cinderella" have an obsession with their mirrors. ...

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