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October 14, 2005
Fairytales Are The Frosting, Not the
Fairytales play an important part in childhood development, because they give imaginary solutions to real fears. For example, Jack and the Bean Stalk, is about a little boy conquering a big person. When Jack gains power over the giants, i.e., adults, who control his life, he is dealing with his smallness and anger through a magical fantasy in which he triumphs. But, there are too many examples like Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty, where the heroine lives happily ever after, only after being saved by a man. That fairytale thinking, when carried into adulthood, creates a set up of expectations that can never be
From Fairytales Are The Frosting, Not the
Posted by Russell at October 14, 2005 12:27 PM
