Sexuality in Specific Fairy Tales Analysis
The issue of sexuality in Disney cartoons has been controversial for a long time. The present paper has the purpose of describing and analyzing the specific sexuality in three Disney stories. These are: Little Red Riding Hood, Beauty and the Beast, the Little Mermaid.
It is true that adults watch cartoons as well, but the main target is represented by children. For them cartoons- filmic realizations of fairy tales- are full of truths. From this point-of-view it can be considered that fairy tales teach young children a lot of things, influencing their values as future adults. Their importance is more than obvious. The most famous cartoons include girls and boys as main characters. It is normal for them to be using stereotypes, but to what extent can the gender stereotypes become harmful? Let us take a look at three Disney cartoons representing three universally famous fairy tales.
The first story that comes to mind is "The little mermaid." The story was written by Hans Christian Andersen and it tells us about the life of a young mermaid who is willing to make huge sacrifices in order to be loved by a human prince. In the original story the mermaid falls in love with a human prince she saves from drowning. In order to become human and take her chance with the prince she makes a deal with a witch who gives her a potion that allows her to have a human body. The transformation is very painful. The price that the mermaid pays is her own voice. However the prince is not aware that she was the one who recued him and ends up marrying someone else. The mermaid does not die, but becomes an air creature thanks to her immense sacrifice, Disney however could not present a tragic ending so he changed it.
We have an attractive young lady, the daughter of a king. Here we may recognize a metaphor according to which every...
Storytelling Review of Literature For hundreds of years, stories have been used to teach children about morality and ethics. Indeed, many of the same myths, legends and fairy tales have been handed down from generation to generation, remaining largely intact. However, these myths also contain hidden meanings that illuminate the cultural or historical aspects of their origin. The first part of this paper studies the literature examining hidden meanings, cultural norms and morals
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