Objectification: Examples of Female Characters in Selected Traditional Fairy Tales

No one can deny the vital role that fairy tales played in forming personalities of successive generations across various regions worldwide. All adults should have pleasant memories with these books during their early childhood. These make enjoyable for children and adults, as all consider reading a part nostalgia past peaceful cheerful days. On other hand, many studies proved passive hazardous impacts tales' implicit themes hidden messages. For instance, heavily influenced stereotyping feminine roles society. Furthermore, enhanced gender advantage masculine, active role. Throughout wide range books, readers quickly identify male characters saviors, supporters, always positioned center women's life. Moreover, traditional happy ending be associated marriage rich handsome prince/ gentleman. The author will examine portrayal prominent female selected to shed light on concept "objectification" central structuring by making them passive, helpless, naïve. Accordingly, portrayals served present mere objects satisfy sexual psychological fantasies men.