II. Women's Dependency on Men in a Patriarchal Society Introduction A first major theme the fairy tales of Cinderella and Snow White readily support for the female archetype is that of their dependency on men. Although the main character of these tales is a woman, it is clear that the men always appear as the hero. In Brothers Grimm there is simply a scarcity of heroine. Maureen Thum articulates this deficiency well by stating: "The active heroine who sets out alone, and who depends
Another Cinderella Story-FIX SIEZE From Japan to Germany, some version of “Cinderella” exists and is well known to everyone. It is a classic story about a misfortunate girl who, with a little magic and a lot of luck, gets her happily ever after. It is endearing with its ‘rags to riches’ archetype involving an instantaneous shift from a pitiful situation to a desirable one. With Disney’s “Cinderella,” it is unquestionable to girls everywhere that a happily ever after means a prince charming as well