Snow White Compare And Contrast Essay

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Snow White; Then vs Now Roses are red, violets are blue, Snow White has changed, everything’s new. This is a different beginning than the original story of Little Snow White by the Grimm Brothers and retold by the director Rupert Sanders, in the movie Snow White and the Huntsman. The original story portrays Snow White as a beautiful, but naive, young woman, leading up to her eating a poisoned apple from the evil queen. The evil queen has been jealous of Snow White after she has grown up and become more beautiful. Although in both the story and the movie, Snow White eats a poisoned apple, Snow White in Snow White and the Huntsman is portrayed as more brave and courageous, even after she wakes up from the poisoned apple. In the end, both the story and the movie show that Snow White’s triumphs out rules all, no matter what is thrown at her, but the difference is in how. While there are many common motifs across the story and the movie; Gender roles have changed over time, as shown in the …show more content…

Snow White from Snow White and the Huntsman was completely aware of her situation, as shown by the quote, “I would rather die today than live another day of this death.”(Sanders). Snow White declared this once she woke up from the poisoned apple from Ravenna (the evil queen). Snow White was upset that everyone was still afraid of Ravenna, she was standing up for herself and her people. Snow White knows how to take care of herself, when she was locked in the tower she didn’t die. When she was in the woods she learned new skills from the Huntsman, and in the end she out smarted Ravenna. Instead of relying on her beauty she showed other qualities such as kindness and intelligence. For practical reasons the Huntsman even cut off her dress. These examples demonstrate that gender roles have shifted over

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