The stereotypical representation of women in the classic fairy tales Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty

The stereotype that emerges from some classic fairy tales is a princess who has a beautiful face and an angelic heart, a prince on a white horse who is handsome and charming, and a happy ending forever. These three sweet things are generally always the main menu served in bedtime fairy tales, includ...

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Main Author: Anisa Dyah Berlianti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Airlangga 2021-06-01
Series:Indonesian Journal of Social Sciences
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Online Access:https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/IJSS/article/view/26352
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description The stereotype that emerges from some classic fairy tales is a princess who has a beautiful face and an angelic heart, a prince on a white horse who is handsome and charming, and a happy ending forever. These three sweet things are generally always the main menu served in bedtime fairy tales, including the classic fairy tales Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty. Besides sounding beautiful, the plot and characterization presented in the classic fairy tale represent a woman through feminine standards packaged through stereotypes. This research uses qualitative research methods and narrative analysis. The research results found details of the seven functional characters of the characters in the fairy tale. It can then be seen that various stereotypical representations aimed at women in the three tales, ranging from the obsession with natural beauty, misconceptions about the meaning of ambition, and marriage, are the solution for all the problems of a woman.
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spelling doaj.art-47ee4c9dc6c94974bd09c7c806a308422023-12-21T04:44:34ZengUniversitas AirlanggaIndonesian Journal of Social Sciences1978-760X2723-777X2021-06-01131213210.20473/ijss.v13i1.2635221555The stereotypical representation of women in the classic fairy tales Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping BeautyAnisa Dyah Berlianti0Universitas AirlanggaThe stereotype that emerges from some classic fairy tales is a princess who has a beautiful face and an angelic heart, a prince on a white horse who is handsome and charming, and a happy ending forever. These three sweet things are generally always the main menu served in bedtime fairy tales, including the classic fairy tales Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty. Besides sounding beautiful, the plot and characterization presented in the classic fairy tale represent a woman through feminine standards packaged through stereotypes. This research uses qualitative research methods and narrative analysis. The research results found details of the seven functional characters of the characters in the fairy tale. It can then be seen that various stereotypical representations aimed at women in the three tales, ranging from the obsession with natural beauty, misconceptions about the meaning of ambition, and marriage, are the solution for all the problems of a woman.https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/IJSS/article/view/26352representation of womenstereotypes of womenclassic fairy talesnarrative analysis of vladimir propp
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The stereotypical representation of women in the classic fairy tales Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty
Indonesian Journal of Social Sciences
representation of women
stereotypes of women
classic fairy tales
narrative analysis of vladimir propp
title The stereotypical representation of women in the classic fairy tales Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty
title_full The stereotypical representation of women in the classic fairy tales Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty
title_fullStr The stereotypical representation of women in the classic fairy tales Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty
title_full_unstemmed The stereotypical representation of women in the classic fairy tales Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty
title_short The stereotypical representation of women in the classic fairy tales Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty
title_sort stereotypical representation of women in the classic fairy tales snow white cinderella and sleeping beauty
topic representation of women
stereotypes of women
classic fairy tales
narrative analysis of vladimir propp
url https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/IJSS/article/view/26352
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