Deconstructing fairytales
- 1. Deconstructing Fairytales Nawrin Akhtar Notre Dame University Bangladesh
- 2. Fairytales The princess was always -- beautiful with long flowing hair and a dainty little waist, always succeeded in getting her man and living happily ever after in the end
- 3. Adorno and Hokheimer Point of View the society lose its capacity to nourish true freedom and Individuality – as well as the ability to represent the real conditions of existence. the modern cultural industry produces standardized goods to satisfy the larger need of the capitalist economy.
- 4. of View that the media--advertisements, movies, radio broadcasts--are essentially propaganda used to maintain society’s state of false consciousness; this propaganda hide the reality of domination and oppression of the masses under capitalism. “culture industry”, by trying to satisfy the demands of the capitalist economy, deceives the masses, homogenizes culture, and creates false needs.
- 5. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Snow White’s life with the dwarves as important to her education as a submissive female who learns lessons of service, selflessness, and domesticity.
- 6. Marxist Theory Seeing society as a class struggle. • The role of the dwarves is similar to that of the peasant classes in that it echoes the value of hard work and solidarity needed for survival. These dwarves support the fairytale’s social order.
- 7. Cinderella• Cinderella has no wealth and her only hope is to marry the prince. • Class structure with Cinderella (poor) who does all the work, Step Sisters (middle class) who yearn to marry the rich prince, prince (wealthy) who controls the power in the kingdom decides who he will marry.
- 8. Thesis: Women are dominated by men and thus are stereotyped. Typically male authors include a gender bias in their writing that demeans women. Characteristics: • Male characters are strong/dominant and female characters are weak/passive. • Negative stereotypes regarding women and sexuality. • Women striving to survive in a male-dominated society. • Power struggle between men and women.
- 9. Aladin • Girls uses as a passive learner. • she stands there looking sexy and being passive, he fights actively.
- 10. Sleeping Beauty • More than half of the cast with names and speaking parts are female • She’s singing, he creeps up, is physically too close, joins in, then spooks her until she sees how hot he is.
- 11. Rapunzel