Fairytales and life have almost nothing in common, but the happy ending is great. We all need a direct flight from reality even if it's only sixty to seventy minutes long. 95% of the time fairytale endings are absolute hogwash. There ain't no magic, there usually ain't no handsome prince to rescue you, love's never easy and, often as not, rarely true and pure. Love doesn't always conquer all and there isn't always a "happily ever after". But, what the hell? That's reality and reality usually bites. Why not have a little fun with a fairytale once in a while?
2007-06-20 07:57:50
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answered by Raingirl 3
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Fairytales don't necessarily have happy endings. I read an older version of The Little Mermaid, and the ending wasn't exactly happy. In the end, the prince marries someone else and the little mermaid tries to commit suicide by jumping off the ship. She can't even go back to being a mermaid because she gave up her tail for the prince. She gave up something that was special to her for a man who didn't love her. However at the last minute she is saved by a bunch of spirits who go around doing good deeds for the sake of the world. Check the story out on hca.gilead.org.il/li_merma.html . You can blame Disney for giving fairytales such happy endings.
2007-06-16 22:50:14
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answered by boy/girl 1
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I think fairytale endings are bittersweet. On one hand it's fantastic to be able to imagine this world where good and evil are obvious dualities, every girl is a princess and she gets her man. On the other hand, it hurts to fall back down to reality. Fairytales are a dream; an escape from the world for a little while. They're not realistic, they're fantasies that instill us with hope. Every once in a while there will be a "real-life" fairytale ending, but for the most part, the endings have the purpose of making us feel better and allowing us to escape reality for a while. Also, every now and then they impart a scary lesson or two for the little children who read them.
2007-06-16 22:10:23
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answered by MartinaRulez 2
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I HATE that. Everything doesn't end with "and they lived happily ever after." If my "happily ever after" ever came, I'd know J. K. Rowling, be a world famous writer, and have a book series only second to Harry Potter. Sorry, hon, fiary tales don't happen.
I don't see any real connection except for in Cinderella that the good person does deserve better than the wicked that were born lucky. But I've seen a girl named Ashely who is completely honest, nice, and helpful get taken advantage of. So maybe not. I just don't think fairy tales ever happen because your happily ever after just doesn't workout like it does. A book I love is Ella Enchanted. But there's another book called Just Ella. It's about life after that and how Charming is nothing more than a jerk. She falls for another, Jed i think, and runs away. But Ella isn't happy in this book and at the end, she isn't all that happy either.
2007-06-17 00:30:58
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answered by JKR's Apprentice 2
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I enjoyed reading classic fairytales as a child, and still enjoy them on a deeper level as an adult. Every culture has fairytales, they often express morals, and ideals. The Snowhite story has undergone many revisions. Even the Brother's Grim rewrote it to adapt to change societal expectations. From not mentioning Snowwhite doing housework in earlier versions to her doing more and more domestic chores to represent the gender roles in German society. It also alluded to her sexual maturing with the witch's earlier unsuccessful attempts to bewitch her until her success with the poisoned apple. In an un bowlderized version of the story, the step mother is killed by putting her in red-hot metal shoes and casting a spell on her so she dances in those shoes at Snowwhite's wedding until she dies. Goodness is rewarded and evil is punished.
I know that real life isn't always like the fairytales. Sometimes evil is rewarded and there aren't automatic happy endings, but as a culture, most parents try to raise their children to make good, positive choices, and fairytales are one way of teaching this lesson.
Another example is "The Little Mermaid", she didn't get the prince. Her feet her constantly and she missed the ocean. Moral to be learned....there are always consequences for your choices and actions, and not always happy ones.
So feel free to enjoy your fairytales, share them with your children. Don't be afraid to discuss the deeper meanings of the story. Heck even all the Shreik movies have happy endings. But think about what social ideals and moral are being taught in them. Acceptance of what you are...don't let stereotypes blind you to want or how people really are....modern societal ideals for women...In Shreik 3, the traditional fairytale women are not portrayed in a very positive light...don't be passive, don't wait to be rescued....the traditional female gender roles and expectations as personnified by Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderrella are negative. Modern Fiona...positive. But still a fairytale with a happily ever after ending. The chances of the the beautiful Princess Fiona giving up all she knows to become the green ogre wife of Shreik....living a proverty stricken life in the swamp...not very realistic....TA DAH!!!!!! Happily ever after.
2007-06-16 23:04:24
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answered by pughatton 3
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Fairytales are only a dream, an imagination and a fantasy, just like Santa Clauz.
2007-06-16 21:45:13
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answered by Naaz 4
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There are tow different ideas here. The first one is that they have a tendency to have children believe that life is full of happy endings and high expectaions.Making it harder for them when life is not what they expect.. .
But on the other hand, they get a sense of hope .We all indulge our children.
Like Cindrella , I found my prince and married him only to lose him later.But I realize that he was not a prince at all but just human like all of us.!
2007-06-16 22:14:45
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answered by prettycoolchick38 4
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Fairy tales depict that you too will find a Prince, who will be charming and willing to slay dragons for you, and that once you are married you will live happily ever after with the prince of your dreams. Not too realistic.
2007-06-16 21:46:12
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answered by ♥Instantkarma♥♫ 7
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They are nice fantasy books to read. Every female wants a strong and rich, and good looking - man to "rescue" them from their daily lives. I have read such books and imagine I am the man doing the rescue.
In real life, women all the time look for, and marry, very rich men, so they do NOT have to work, have careers, etc.
2007-06-16 21:32:48
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answered by Anonymous
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I think the last line in many fairy tales, "And they lived happily ever after" is pretty unrealistic. I actually think "Shrek" is one of the most realistic "fairy tale" out there because Shrek and Feona have marriage problems, in-law problems, and Shrek gets nervous about being a father!
2007-06-16 21:34:56
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answered by tkron31 6
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