When people hear the word Cinderella, the first thought that comes to most people’s mind is Walt Disney’s animated film that came out in 1950. We think of the optimistic Cinderella living and slaving away for her cruel step-mother Lady Tremaine and her bumbling step-sisters Anastasia and Drizella. Another thought can be the scene that…
In modern day, when people think about fairy tales, the mind immediately jumps to the books that were read to generations of children or as movies that many might have grown up with. They are viewed as entertainment and they are viewed from the basic perspective that they are just fairy stories without depth.…
Primary source: The Complete Fairy Tales by Charles Perrault For my topic I am looking into Charles Perrault’s The Complete Fairy Tales–such as Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty–and looking at how women and marriage is perceived in them. Galluccio, Marena. Class Notes in Professor Palmer’s Class. (2014). My personal notes I take from…
Women in European History 