Rereading female bodies in Little Snow-White: Independence and autonomy versus subjugation and invisibility

Body image in literature;Fairy tales;History and criticism;Symbolism in fairy tales;Human body - symbolic aspects;Women in literature

Graf, DianneBaybrook, Loren ;

University of Wisconsin

关键词: Body image in literature;    Fairy tales;    History and criticism;    Symbolism in fairy tales;    Human body - symbolic aspects;    Women in literature;   

Others  :  https://minds.wisconsin.edu/bitstream/handle/1793/34346/Graff_thesis_08.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

瑞士|英语

来源: University of Wisconsin

【 摘 要 】

In this thesis, the circumstances and events that motivate the Queen to murder Snow-White are reexamined. Instead of confirming the Queen as wicked, she becomes the protagonist. The Queen;;s actions reveal her intent to protect her physical autonomy in a patriarchal controlled society, as well as attempting to prevent patriarchy from using Snow-White as their reproductive property.