White Favorite Film "Snow White and the Huntsman" One of my favorite stories from childhood is that of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves," and this story has recently been made into a full length feature film called "Snow White and the Huntsman," starring Kristin Stewart, Charlene Theron, and Chris Hemsworth. For most the story of Snow White has been characterized by the Disney movie, but I am also quite familiar with

familiar fairy tale subject with a twist to communicate the virtues and sins of any American family Literal scene and situation Scene is a home a "princess" shares with the Seven Deadly Sins A woman trapped by work and worry Speaker's mood Mood is downtrodden and sad until the end Metaphorical or symbolic implications of the poem A virtuous woman holding out against the Seven Deadly Sins Title's emphasis Emphasizes the humor and religious overtones of the poem Rhythm

White To be sure, the Brothers Grimm never intended the folk tale of Snow White to be either a feminist or an anti-feminist story since these terms did not yet exist in 1810 when they recorded it. Their basic assumptions about women in the story reflect the values of a feudal, authoritarian, patriarchal society. Hardly any other type of society existed in the world at that time, and certainly neither

Boy, Snow, Bird, and BlancanievesThe endings of both Boy, Snow, Bird and Blancanieves share a similar sense of ambiguity and equivocation that ties back to the themes and motifs of the Snow White story.In the Snow White story, the ending is usually portrayed as a clear victory of good over evil, with Snow White being saved by the prince's kiss and the wicked queen getting her comeuppance. However, both Boy,

White: Beyond Naivete and Obliviousness One of the earliest interpretations of Snow White can be traced to the collected works of the Brother's Grimm. Since then, the tale has been adapted into an animated feature -- Disney's first -- and has served as the subject for Anne Sexton's poem, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves." In these interpretations, Snow White has traditionally been portrayed as an innocent, naive, and oblivious

Snow White has a low sense of self-efficacy. She dreams of a prince making her life better, not of making her life better through her own initiative She does not leave her cruel stepmother's home, rather she waits until she is literally forced out in a life or death situation, even though she was being abused and used as a scullery maid. This behavior may also tie into her strong