typesOne of the main themes I noticed when reading the fairy tale texts was that of stereotypes. First, what are stereotypes? Stereotypes are essentially an offensive generalization or exaggerated view used to categorize a group of people. I noticed that in two of the three texts I selected for this article, the authors, Jakob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm, tend to present women as being very dependent on men. In addition to being portrayed as being very dependent, they were also shown to be weak and very naive. My goal in this article is to highlight the many narratives of stereotypes that are aimed primarily at women and sometimes also at men, whether fictional or not, through the use of two texts. These texts are “Cinderella” and “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. For my third piece, I chose to use “Precious” by Nalo Hopkinson because it challenges the stereotypical ideas presented about women. To achieve this goal, I have organized my article into four main sections. The first two sections support the idea that stereotypes against women are indeed present in fairy tales. In the first section, I will discuss how stereotypes relating primarily to women are represented through the fairy tale “Cinderella”. I will describe the fairy tale and then provide arguments as to why some of the things it mentions constitute a stereotype against women. In the second section, using the text "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", I will again provide narratives in which women and men are portrayed in stereotypical ways. I will then explain again how the events relating to Snow White are stereotypical towards women. In the third, I will refer to the text "Precious" in explaining how it challenges the idea...... middle of article...... of prejudice against women in fairy tales. They often hide, but upon closer analysis one will see that they are actually quite apparent. Restate the topic, the importance of the topic, the thesis and supporting arguments. Works Cited Grimm, Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm. "Cinderella." In The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Edited by Lily Owens. New York: Avenel Books, 1981. 89-95. Print.---. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” In the complete fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. Edited by Lily Owens. New York: Avenel Books, 1981. 188-198. Print. Hopkinson, Nalo. "Precious." In Silver Birch, Blood Moon. Edited by Ellen Datlow and TerriWindling. New York: Avon Books, 1999. 92-99. Rowley, Sherry. “Cultural and Romantic Quests: Learn About Contextual Thinking.” Conference at HUMA 1625 Fantasy and topographies of the imagination. Toronto: York University, January 19, 2010.

Essay / typesOne of the main themes I noticed when reading the fairy tale texts was that of stereotypes. First, what are stereotypes? Stereotypes are essentially an offensive generalization or exaggerated view used to categorize a group of people. I noticed that in two of the three texts I selected for this article, the authors, Jakob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm, tend to present women as being very dependent on men. In addition to being portrayed as being very dependent, they were also shown to be weak and very naive. My goal in this article is to highlight the many narratives of stereotypes that are aimed primarily at women and sometimes also at men, whether fictional or not, through the use of two texts. These texts are “Cinderella” and “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. For my third piece, I chose to use “Precious” by Nalo Hopkinson because it challenges the stereotypical ideas presented about women. To achieve this goal, I have organized my article into four main sections. The first two sections support the idea that stereotypes against women are indeed present in fairy tales. In the first section, I will discuss how stereotypes relating primarily to women are represented through the fairy tale “Cinderella”. I will describe the fairy tale and then provide arguments as to why some of the things it mentions constitute a stereotype against women. In the second section, using the text "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", I will again provide narratives in which women and men are portrayed in stereotypical ways. I will then explain again how the events relating to Snow White are stereotypical towards women. In the third, I will refer to the text "Precious" in explaining how it challenges the idea...... middle of article...... of prejudice against women in fairy tales. They often hide, but upon closer analysis one will see that they are actually quite apparent. Restate the topic, the importance of the topic, the thesis and supporting arguments. Works Cited Grimm, Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm. "Cinderella." In The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Edited by Lily Owens. New York: Avenel Books, 1981. 89-95. Print.---. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” In the complete fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. Edited by Lily Owens. New York: Avenel Books, 1981. 188-198. Print. Hopkinson, Nalo. "Precious." In Silver Birch, Blood Moon. Edited by Ellen Datlow and TerriWindling. New York: Avon Books, 1999. 92-99. Rowley, Sherry. “Cultural and Romantic Quests: Learn About Contextual Thinking.” Conference at HUMA 1625 Fantasy and topographies of the imagination. Toronto: York University, January 19, 2010.

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