- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- Grimms' difficult women, villains, stepmothers, and hags alike, 2021
- Creator:
- Hall, Denetria C.
- Date of Original:
- 2021-08
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- born digital
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The moral in an old African Ewe-Mina proverb states that until the lion has his own storyteller, the hunter will always be the hero of the story. In instances where men are the storytellers, women often suffer the fate of the lion. The ramifications of this moral extend to include female characters in fairy tales where the goal of a tale is to impart obedience, submission, and Christian morals for its audience (typically young children) to follow. Unfortunately, women who deviate from the norm are deemed ugly, wicked, or evil and as such suffer an ill-fate. This is especially true for women who are independent, intelligent, and desperate to follow an unconventional path. An analysis of this modern translation of fairy tales provides insight into the often marginalized and misunderstood roles of women, thereby providing the proverbial lion the agency to combat convention and oppression.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2021_hall_denetria_c
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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