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This 4 page paper is a reaction to articles by Kari Gold and Bruno Bettelheim, in which the authors discuss fairy tales. The paper argues that Gold's approach is more accessible than Bettelheim's, who tends to go deeper into psychological examination of the stories than is supported by the text. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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read the original versions of these stories, which are often dark, unpleasant, even gruesome. In the 1970s, critics began to suggest that fairy tales were so violent that they were
unsuitable for children. This paper responds to an article by Kari Gold and Bruno Bettelheims book title here, both of which examine the issue of fairy tales and their effect
on children. Discussion Kari Gold writes that the fairy tales popular now have been "sanitized" beyond all recognition. When the "thought police" remove the darker and more dangerous elements from
these stories, she contents, they also remove valuable lessons. As her example, she uses the Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale "The Little Mermaid," and compares the original with the Disney
musical version. The Disney film is so happy and cheerful that almost the only thing it shares with the Anderson story is the title. In the original, Anderson makes a
point of telling readers that the mermaid, like all sea people, lives for almost 300 years but has no soul (Gold). Therefore, although her earthly life is much longer than
a normal human lifespan, for her there is no everlasting life-except under exceptional circumstances (Gold). Her grandmother tells her that if a human loves her "more than his father and
mother," and thinks only of her, marries her and promises to love her for all eternity, then his soul will flow into hers (Gold). But he will also keep his
soul at the same time, and so the two of them will be happy (Gold). Its obviously, however, that such a marriage is unlikely ever to take place: she is
a mermaid, after all, and cannot survive on land (Gold). But the little mermaid goes to the Sea Witch and exchanges her voice for human legs, even though the Witch
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