http://www.writefairytales.com/blog/2009/04/disneys-snow-white/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:20:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.writefairytales.com/blog/2009/04/disneys-snow-white/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Keith Mon, 18 May 2009 07:16:42 +0000 http://www.writefairytales.com/blog/?p=134#comment-70 I just realized that this is a rehash of motifs from the "Psyche and Eros" myth. The queen is Venus, jealous of Psyche's beauty. Instead of Eros refusing to carry out his mother's orders, it's the woodsman. The box in which her heart is to go is reminiscent of Persephone's beauty box, and the motif of falling asleep (which occurs when Psyche does open the box) is repeated here in the eating of the apple. I just realized that this is a rehash of motifs from the “Psyche and Eros” myth. The queen is Venus, jealous of Psyche’s beauty. Instead of Eros refusing to carry out his mother’s orders, it’s the woodsman. The box in which her heart is to go is reminiscent of Persephone’s beauty box, and the motif of falling asleep (which occurs when Psyche does open the box) is repeated here in the eating of the apple.

]]> http://www.writefairytales.com/blog/2009/04/disneys-snow-white/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Keith Mon, 18 May 2009 06:31:31 +0000 http://www.writefairytales.com/blog/?p=134#comment-69 I love it... she wishes for a man, and BAM he appears!! And then she runs away:) I love it… she wishes for a man, and BAM he appears!!
And then she runs away:)

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