Rereading female bodies in Little Snow-White: Independence and autonomy versus subjugation and invisibility

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2009-04-14Author
Graf, Dianne
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Baybrook, Loren
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In this thesis, the circumstances and events that motivate the Queen to murder Snow-White are reexamined. Instead of confirming the Queen as wicked, she becomes the protagonist. The Queen's actions reveal her intent to protect her physical autonomy in a patriarchal controlled society, as well as attempting to prevent patriarchy from using Snow-White as their reproductive property.
Subject
Body image in literature
Fairy tales, History and criticism
Symbolism in fairy tales
Human body - symbolic aspects
Women in literature
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A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in English
-- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 2008