This will be done through the use of Cinderella or The Little Glass Slipper written by Perrault, Snow White collected by the Grimm Brothers, Beauty and The Beast by Mme Le Prince De Beaumont, the use of Naomi Wolf's The Beauty Myth, and Susan Sellars" Myth and Fairy Tale in Contemporary Women's Literature. ... This is very evident in the fairytale, Snow White. Snow White is "fairer than you [Queen],"(Brothers Grimm, pg. 35, Classics of Children's Literature fifth edition, Grffith and Frey, 2000) and is seen as a good woman. ... In fact, it was Snow White's beauty that event...

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As little girls, we grew up to the stories of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and Beauty and the Beast. We based our dreams on these tales of love at first sight, being swept off our feet and falling for our Prince Charming on a white horse; we dreamed of our first kiss being the most memorable moment of our life; we dreamed of being so beautiful that when our prince looked at us, he couldn"t look away; we dreamed of being saved. ...

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The representation of characters in print texts reflects the author's views on gender. In both short stories Cinderella and Snowhite gender is portrayed differently. Depending on the text gender appearances, relationships and values vary. In the story of Cinderella, she is represented as a beautiful...

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• Grade Level: High School