fairy tales
...t they have to be beautiful, not only to be good, but also to be chosen, to get a good husband and to be rich. At the back of their minds, female children will think that if they do not possess the most important feature of life, which is beauty, it is the end of everything. It is not very difficult to imagine how badly female children are affected by this idea. In addition to this, Lieberman claims that female figures in fairy tales are often passive, submissive and weak. They hardly struggle to achieve their goals. They would rather wait quietly and suffer. In many fairy tales, there has to be a man, a hero, to save them from this situation. In her article, Lieberman uses “Cinderella” as an example in order to support her claim. After the ball, Cinderella does nothing but remains passive; she stays at home and waits until the prince comes and finds her. This contradicts the idea that one should be active, powerful and determined in order to be successful and the point of view that Lieberman presents seems to be quite sensible because if we give female children the idea that they should be submissive, passive and vulnerable, how will they succeed in real life? They will wait fo...