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Grim tales and Grimm tales

Submitted by ashaffer on Sun, 09/23/2007 - 5:18pm.

So, the Disney version of these fairy tales kind of seems a bit flat and dissappointing, not to mention a bit bland- there are no dripping toes and heels in the Disney stories! On the other hand, this may be preferable since the stories are intended for children;-). Although, one thing the Disney-Cinderella has in its favor is the death of the father. Disney was kind enough to kill off Cinderella's father before the evil stepmother/sisters got started tortuting the poor girl. The Grimm version had the father still in the picture, but he didn't do anything- I hate that the father was there, but just didnt do anything!!!! As for Anne Sexton, I like the undercurrents and subtle irony she added to the stories- it took them out of 1 dimension, but I dont know how appropriate they would be for a younger audience;-).

 

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