Fairy tales have long been known as stories told to entertain children. Throughout the years, these stories have been passed along from one generation to the next as a method of teaching historical and moral lessons. However, we often do not give adequate attention to the stereotypes created with the common motifs in these tales. More often than not, fairy tales are based upon royalty and young women in fairy tales are obligated to become the ascribed role of princess. It is known that because of precedence,princesses must be adored and this is simply because of their outstanding appearance. By examining the fairy tales of "Sleeping Beauty in the Wood", Perrault's version of "Cinderella", and "Pretty Goldilocks", it will be evident that the stories revolve around one-dimensional, narcissistic individuals, otherwise known as Princesses.In "Sleeping Beauty in the Wood" the princess is first introduced as a child who

"had all the perfections imaginable". (Perrault, Sleeping 66) As well, after fairies had been summoned to serve her, each one gave her a gift: to be the most beautiful person in the world, have the wit of an angel, as well as wonderful grace in ev

In conclusion, it is evident that fairy tales posess many gender-related stereoyptes. In fact, it may be that the stereotype of women as aesthetically pleasing objects was established in the telling of these tales over generations. The primitive formation of these tales allow for such narrow-minded ideas, however, as the genre succeeds and transforms the biased subjects must be focused on less conceitedness to ensure that our children today learn fair and good morals.

(Perrault, Cinderella 85) This further supports the fact that Cinderella was appreciated only as a beautiful creature and not as a person. She was judged on her looks only, and was commended for her kindness to her sisters after marrying the prince for Cinderella was "no less good than beautiful". (Perruault, Cinderella 86) This statement is based on all that is beautiful is good.

erything that she did. The author creates the portrait of a shallow character which has been blessed with cursory traits. It is important to note that the princess was not born with such characterisitcs, but

attractiveness is in "Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper". At the beginning of the story it is stated that although Cinderella is mistreated by her step-mother and often called Cinderwench because of her dirty apparel, she was "a hundred times handsomer than her sisters". (Perrault, Cinderella 79) It is important to note that Cinderella believed that she would not be able to attend the ball because of her lack of appropriate clothes, but again a

ugly Queen-Mother is

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