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Angelic Daughters and Monstrous Mothers
"Snow White"
- Who wrote this literary version of "Snow White"?
- Where was it published?
Snow White is an ATU 709 tale. It's primary elements are a "pure and virgin queen." This queen is contrasted with the envy of a beautiful but evil queen (mother/step-mother). The pure queen is (temporarily) overcome by the wicked queen and trapped in a death-like state.
Group Project:
Break into groups and make a list of DICHOTOMIES in this fairy tales (opposites). What significance do these fairy tales have in the narrative?
Discussion Questions about "Snow White":
- How are dichotomies a formal element of fairy tales?
- How are dichotomies in this fairy tale related to gender?
- How are dichotomies in this fairy tale related to the construction of female purity in this fairy tale?
- How are dichotomies undermined (perhaps unintentionally) in this fairy tale?
Discussion Questions about Once Upon A Time:
- How does Once Upon A Time co-opt and recreate "Snow White"?
- What is emphasized in the pilot?
- Who receives attention?
- How does this recreation of "Snow White" play with the female dichotomy in the literary fairy tale?
- How is economic power incorporated into this fairy tale about female sexuality?
"Rapunzel"
- Who wrote this version of "Rapunzel"?
- Where was it published?
- When was it published?
"Rapunzel" is an ATU 310 tale. It is characterized by supernatural opponents as well as the theme of appetites.
Group Project:
Break into groups and identify different examples of appetites and their significance.
Discussion Questions:
- What examples of appetite are present in this fairy tale?
- How is appetite illustrated?
- How does Tangled (2010) transform the ATU 310 tale?
- How is the supernatural opponent portrayed?
- How is appetite illustrated in Tangled?
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