Classic Fairy Tale Stepmother Image

In classical fairy tales, step-mothers always play an evil role. Obviously that has great difference with real step-mothers, but it is not a coincidence that it's all the same in all districts, there should be internal and external reasons for this phenomenon.This article will try to analyse and explain this phenomenon from the point of view of step-mothers'image and what they have done, I will show you the reason for that by means of showing you the time background and analyse the relationship between characters. In fact, the step-mother image is rather complicated in classical fairy tales, their"evil"is not that simple like what it writes in these articles. The children's disagreement with their step-mothers, and the step-mothers'discord with the children cause the tension in the house. Children with plenty of fantasies and playgame spirit are easily put this tension into their imagination and thus create an adventure that full of excitement and self-relization. Step-mother is an important role to promote the unfolding of the story and leading the story to the high tide. In these fairy tales the weakening of the role of father makes them give away the position of ruler in their family, the children that have beaten their"evil"step-mothers will definitely be the new ruler of the family.