Snow White By Brothers Grimm: Literary Analysis

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Throughout the century, society from across the oceans have discovered folktales and stories that shared same ideas, culture or same moral. Most folk tales have been used again to continue the traditions from one generation to next by creating a new version. In “Snow White” written by Brothers Grimm, where he developed the character very strong in order to make an argument to his story, between the lower-class and the upper-class. However, in Snow White Grimm illustrate that lower-class is struggle for better life, even if they are always working and not having an equal economic situation. This is shown through the seven little dwarfs when they always work, but unfortunately the higher social class don’t care about them. Therefore, this story …show more content…
As presented in the fairy tale, Snow White was part of the higher social class and did not really realize that economic situation of the lower class. This is where the story also deals with the Marxism, where the powerful queen who is in upper-class called huntsman and said, “Take the child away into the forest and kill her” (Grimm), now the Snow White struggle for his life. After, Snow White’s mother died she was alone because his father did not know how to control the kingdom. As a consequence the king decided to marry the evil queen who wants to control the kingdom, while Snow White starts to be part of the lower social class at this point, because her father did not care about her, but instead he and the queen try to gain more …show more content…
In my perspective the Dwarfs are right because, if she needs protection, she has to work for them. The Dwarfs even are the lower working class and they cannot just effort for Snow White because of their economically struggle, and how long they going to feed her. She has to do some work. The quote state “If you will take care of our house, cook, make the beds, wash, sew and knit, and if you will keep everything neat and clean you can stay with us and you shall want for nothing”. She has to perform a traditional woman's role, like cleaning a house and make dinner.
The evil Queen has to stop chasing after Snow White because now Snow White is part of the lower class. As a Queen she should have some responsibilities to help the lower class. The lower class are under pressure due to their financial struggle. Although, the financial struggle is not shown in this story, but the people who work for Queen are lower class. Like example before, Queen gives order to huntsman to kill Snow