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Fairy Tales: Not So Good For Children

            Most parents think that all of these fairy tales passed on through generations are great entertainment for children, but think again. The often told stories of Snow White, Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, and more are not as innocent and as magical as you think. These stories will have a huge impact on your children as they develop into adults. .
             Fairy tales are confusing for children and will give them the wrong ideas about what they can/can't do. Because of Little Red Riding Hood, a little girl or even boy might not want to walk through the woods; the wolf might be waiting around to eat someone! "If I kiss a frog will he turn into a prince?" What are children supposed to believe? When they grow up reading these stories it teaches them morals along with things parents don't want their children to think. The children don't know any better not to believe the wolf isn't going to eat them or they aren't going to eat a poison apple and fall to sleep until the prince rescues them. Are they going to know that when they die they aren't going to come back after somebody casts a magic spell on them? The answer is no. They aren't taught in the fairy tales not to believe them and to not think that they are real. .
             Fairy tales set a bad example for women. Girls growing up on these fairy tales will get the wrong idea about where their place in society is. The man always saves the beautiful, helpless girl. Every little girl wants to be just like the princess in the story; they want to be beautiful and rescued from the prince. Women are portrayed to be extremely dependent on men in almost every fairy tale. If the prince didn't come along in Snow White, she would've never been woken up. What if children (girls) think they need the prince to come along before they can survive in the world? As they grow older, they may realize they don't need Prince Charming to come along and rescue them, but why should they ever have to think that? Also, the stepmother character is always evil and jealous of everything.


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1. Fairy Tales as a Tool for accu

The purpose of these fairy tales is to provide acculturation for young children growing up. ... Good, poor, and pretty girls always win rich, handsome princes, never merely handsome, good, but poor men (Lieberman 251)." ... Fairy tales can be looked at as giving the wrong message to children that grow up having them read to them. ... Of course fairy tales may show some of these ideas within them, but they do not appear the same way to a young child as they do to us. Fairy tales should be thought of as a way for children to use their imagination and there is no reason why any child shouldn&...

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2. purpose of fairy tales

So far, these stories had not been intended for children, with complex storylines, extensive length and adult subject matter. ... The message to children however was not too damaging, as those that tended to be hurt were evil characters. In 1835, Danish Hans Christian Andersen published his first collection, Fairy Tales Told for Children. ... Up until 1890, fairy tales continued as written stories for children. ... He created many of his own cartoon fairy tales that not only challenged Bettelheim but also the Disney aesthetic. ...

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3. Once Upon A Time

According to the narrator of Once Upon A Time, however, writers are not obliged to write anything, particularly a children's story. ... In the typical style of a fairy tale, the main characters - the wife, husband and son - do not have a clear cut personality of their own. ... This is not to absolve the fairy tale parents of blame for the death of their son. ... For without the fairy tale elements, the ending would not have been as appallingly shocking. ... And so though it fit the format of a fairy tale in many aspects, it is undoubtedly not to be confined to that genre. ...

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4. Not Just Another Fairy Tale

You notice that this movie is not exactly your average fairy tale. ... So, does Shrek teach the same lesson as most other fairy tales, or is it saying something different? ... Shrek is not your typical fairy tale. ... As a matter of fact, Shrek himself just is not fairy tale-like. ... So, to answer the original question, it seems Shrek does teach the same lessons and morals as other fairy tales and Disney movies. ...

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5. Themes and Motifs in Children's Fairy Tales

In children's fairy tales a theme that is predominantly found is the battle between ˜Good and Evil' and for the soul purpose for teaching good values to the child. In the fairy tales Good must always win over Evil. ... A possible set of feelings like loneliness, suffering and sadness is evoked in the child so as to make them understand through the protagonist of the tales, with whom they start empathizing as the tale is told. ... The folk tales are made fascinating for the child's mind so that the child is so enamored as to want to aspire to the values and the characters ...

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6. fairy tales vs. short stories

The story tales are usually written in a more exaggerated way, like including Magic, Gods and Goddesses, talking animals, and more of a kid based story, even though fairy tales were not written for children. ... Common elements of fairy tales are repetition of words, phrases, chants, fortunes and misfortunes, numbers, good and evil, and many others. ... Since the tales are so short, everything happens so quickly. ... Sometimes people are not sure if some fairy tales have taken place in this world. ... The main reason they are so different is because of the elements of a fairy tale. ...

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7. Gender Influence Of Fairy Tales

Fairy tales have always been a part of children's lives. ... A good question to ask is "Why are the mothers looked upon so horribly? ... Take for example the book "Feminist fairy tales-, by Barbara G. ... "Feminist fairy tales-, by Barbara G. ... "Feminist fairy tales-, by Barbara g. ...

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8. Fairy Tales - Confronting Your Fears

The queen however is not so thrilled. ... However, not all fairy tales end with the "monster woman" dying. ... All the children feared the giant because he was mean and built a wall around his garden so no one could play. ... When the children snuck into his garden through a hole in the wall, he realized the children brought spring and beauty to his garden and he shouldn't have been so selfish. ... Last but not least the fear of sacrificing your happiness for someone else's happiness held true in many fairy tales. ...

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9. Oppisitions In Fairy Tales

The contrast and resolution of oppositions can be found throughout fairy tales. ... In this case, like so many other fairy tales, evil has a temporary victory while good triumphs in the end. ... It is understandable that the younger sisters want to bear children as well, but harming helpless children does not help their poor fortune. ... It can be assumed that the farmer was not wealthy, however regardless of that fact he took in three children. ... As in the end of most fairy tales, oppositions are first contradicted and then resolved. ...

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