Snow White

Watching Snow White, I can see many similarities between it and Cinderella. The maidens are both depicted as beautiful young girls who can sing really well, and who are both maids suppressed by their evil older mother or stepmother. They both have a man who they meet who is willing to sweep them away, but the mom ruins the plan and is jealous of the potential of the young girl. The similarities and outcomes are pretty much the same, or at least pretty similar in the way that there is a heterosexual marriage and they live happily ever after. But in Snow White it's interesting to see the stereotypes that Zipes points out in his essay, where the dwarves all work in the mines and go out to their jobs, while the women, Snow White, stays at the cottage and tends to the house. I would argue that it is also a bit sexist pertaining to the intelligence of Snow White as well, who is portrayed as a bit dumb when she cannot follow the dwarves' instructions and continues to make the same mistakes. It's interesting how all the heroines are portrayed as well. They are all beautiful princesses, while the ones who oppose them are typically significantly less attractive and ugly. Both Snow White and Cinderella conform to gender stereotypes and are depicted as having high voices, great singing talent, and a charming feminine touch with cooking and with animals.