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Fairy Tales: Snow White
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Firstly, the effect of classic fairy tales on readers and society can be explored by studying their styles. One peculiar feature of their styles is their inevitable happy endings in which good is rewarded and evil is punished. For example, in the well-known fairy tale "Snow White", Snow White comes back to life again and marries her handsome prince, while her wicked stepmother, the Queen, dies. In "Little Red Riding Hood", both Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother, who have been devoured by a cunning wolf, are rescued by a huntsman, while the wolf is killed. These happy endings are a source of "light": they compensate for the sad, anxious and painful feelings of readers, as well as create confidence and hope for them. Apart from this, many people have their own wishes and dreams, for instance, a girl hopes that she can marry Tom Cruise; a street vendor wishes to be a second Bill Gates.
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Snow White, (in German, Schneewittchen) is the title character of a well known fairy tale known from many places in Europe, the most known version being the one collected by the Brothers Grimm. The German version features elements such as the mirror and the seven dwarfs. In non-German versions the dwarfs are generally robbers, while the talking mirror is a dialog with the sun or moon. In a version from Albania, collected by Johann Georg von Hahn and published in Griechische und albanesische Märchen. Gesammelt, übersetzt und erläutert (1864), the main character lives with 40 dragons. The sleep is caused by a ring.
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Ellen Datlow has edited and coedited many anthologies, including A Wolf at the Door; the Snow White, Blood Red adult fairy-tale series; and The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror annual volumes (all with Terri Windling). She has won six World Fantasy Awards, a Hugo Award, and a Bram Stoker Award for her editing. She lives in Manhattan's Greenwich Village with two demanding but terrific calico cats. Her favorite fairy tale is "The Goose Girl" and she always felt sorry that Falada lost her head. Visit her Web site at www.datlow.com.
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The adaptation of fairy tales for children continues. Walt Disney's influential Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was largely (although certainly not solely) intended for the children's market.[65] The anime Magical Princess Minky Momo draws on the fairy tale Momotarō.[66]
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