In the article, “Things Walt Disney Never Told Us” Kay Stone establishes the contrast between Disney fairy tales and the Marchen. Starting off with a clear clarification on the original tales are not so good for kids, but also the fairy tales Disney portrayed aren’t any better (16a, 11a). “Heroes succeed because they act, not because they are.... The only tests of most heroines require nothing beyond what they are born with: a beautiful face, tiny feet, or a pleasing temperament. At least that is what we learn from the translation of the Grimm tales and especially from Walt Disney.” (Stone 45)(55, 56a/37). Stone description of how ineffective and concluded the fairy tales are from both ends; She debates that throughout her essay (36a, 11a,…show more content… In Machen stories such as “The Frog Prince” the women are not the villain (43). Walt stereotypes the princess to where in order to be a heroine you must be cleaned and dressed, but with Machen the heroine can be lazy, dirty and nasty but their success won’t be effected (13a, 16d/16e, 14d, 18c). In Walt Disney stories, their main target are young girls such as the girl Stone interviewed (23d). “Many of those who admired the passive princess, either openly or reluctantly, recognized her image….exclusively by women.”(Stone 49)(55, 56a). All girls dream to look like those princesses and have what they have. Most girls didn’t feel like they belonged with the stories, they felt like they were being left out (20). Basically, they made them feel victimized, the princesses are pretty and helpless is how the Grimms and Walt portrayed them (23a, 20). The first time you introduce a person, use his or her full name. After that, refer to that person only by his or her last name. The fairy tales make the young girls feel left out and think they have to be a certain way to be. Walt having the stories like that made girls start changing themselves, they felt like in the stories that’s how they should be and not who they really
