Cinderella Didn’t Live Happily Ever After: The Hidden Messages in Fairy Tales by Anne E. Beall | Giveaway, Guest Post
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Book Details
Cinderella Didn't Live Happily Ever After: The Hidden Messages in Fairy Tales by Anne E. Beall
Published by Independent on November 13, 2018
Genres: Non-fiction, Folklore
Format: eBook, Hardcover, Paperback
Pages: 127
Did Cinderella live happily ever after?
One might think so until you look more closely at the hidden messages in beloved fairy tales.
In Cinderella Didn't Live Happily Ever After, fairy tales are analyzed in terms of the underlying messages about marriage, agency, power, suffering, and good versus evil, with a focus on how male and female characters differ in each of these areas.
The analysis is a data-driven approach that provides clear evidence for the hidden messages in these beloved tales.
The end conclusion is not whether fairy tales are good or bad but rather what messages they deliver about life, even if unintentionally.
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About Anne E. Beall
A leader in the field of market research and one of the few female CEOs in the industry, Anne E. Beall is the author of 10 books in business, gender studies, and mindfulness, including Cinderella Didn’t Live Happily Ever After: The Hidden Messages in Fairy Tales and The Psychology of Gender.
Her book Heartfelt Connections was named one of the top 100 Notable Indie books in 2016 by Shelf Unbound, and she has published nearly a dozen business articles in noted journals. Her books have been featured in People Magazine, Toronto Sun, Hers Magazine, and Ms. Career Girl, and she has been interviewed by NBC, NPR, and WGN.
Having received her PhD in social psychology from Yale University, Anne resides in Evanston, Illinois and is the founder of the market consultancy company Beall Research.
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Guest Post from the author of Cinderella Didn’t Live Happily Ever After
Although fairy tales often feature female characters who are saved by powerful men, there are many stories in which strong female characters end up doing extraordinary things. One such fairy tale is The Twelve Huntsman by the Brothers Grimm.
Once upon a time, there was a princess who fell in love with a prince, and they became engaged. One day, the prince received news that his father was dying, so he had to go home. Before he left, he gave his fiancée a ring and said he would return soon.
The prince went to his father’s bedside. Before he died, the father insisted he promise to marry a woman he had selected for his son. The prince was upset by this request but agreed because his father was dying.
The father died, and the prince became king. When the original fiancée learned of his impending marriage to another woman, she asked her father to find eleven women who looked exactly like her. She had twelve huntsmen’s outfits made for each of them. They all rode to the court of her former fiancée and asked if he needed any huntsmen. The king looked at the band of twelve and agreed to take them on.
The king had a sagacious lion who informed him that the twelve huntsmen were actually women. The lion suggested putting peas in their rooms because men have a firm step, and women do not. The king had peas scattered on the floor, but the women stepped firmly upon them. The king believed these huntsmen were obviously men.
The lion suggested putting spinning wheels in their rooms because women can’t resist spinning. But after placing them there, the women didn’t go near them. After that episode, the king refused to listen to the lion any longer.
The king accepted the twelve huntsmen, and they accompanied him on many hunting excursions. The longer he knew them, and the more he realized how competent they were, the more he liked them.
One day during a hunt, the new fiancée came to meet the king. The former fiancée (dressed as a huntsman) became so overwhelmed that she fainted on her horse and fell to the ground. The king rushed to her side, pulled off her gloves, and saw the ring he had once given her. He gazed into her face and finally recognized her.
He honored his original promise, sent the other fiancée away, and celebrated his wedding. Afterward, he accepted the lion back into his kingdom.
Thank you so much.
-Anne Beall
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