As the article states, boys are not as affected by fairy tales but from my experience with little kids, (I work at a preschool over the summer) they seem to look up to princesses and such with admiration. This leaves a lasting impression of beauty. This article also made me respect a movie I didn't care for that much. Shrek. It talks about how the movie tries to get out of the tradition by making the good guy hideous and the beautiful princess becoming an ogre in the end. A large twist on fairy tales indeed. Another interesting thing in the article was the list of the 5 tales that have been reproduced more than 101 times are Cinderella, Snow White, Briar Rose (sleeping beauty), Little Red Cap (Red riding hood), and Hansel and Gretel. Now if you notice of the five books, three have beautiful prinsecces (Snow White, Cinderella, and Briar Rose) and two have ugly witches (Briar Rose and Hansel and Gretel). The only one that dosn't exemplify this beauty is good value is Little Red Cap. So what does that tell us about little children? That they idolise beauty but that is just my opinion. Read the article if you want and make your own.
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