typesOne of the main themes I noticed while reading fairy tale texts was the theme of stereotypes. First of all, what are stereotypes? Stereotypes are essentially an offensive generalization or exaggerated view used to categorize a group of people. I noticed that in two of the three texts I selected for this article, the authors, Jakob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm, tend to portray women as very dependent on men. In addition to being described as very dependent, they were also shown to be weak and very naive. My goal in this article is to highlight the numerous accounts of stereotypes that are cast primarily on women and sometimes also on men, whether fictional or not, through the use of two texts. These texts are “Cinderella” and “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. For my third text I chose to use “Precious” by Nalo Hopkinson, because it challenges the stereotypical ideas presented about women. To achieve this, I have organized my article into four main sections. The first two sections support the idea that stereotypes towards women are indeed present in fairy tales. In the first section, I will address how stereotypes, mainly female, are represented through the “Cinderella” fairy tale. I will describe the fairy tale and then provide arguments as to why some of the things mentioned in it are a stereotype against women. In the second section, using the text “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” I will again provide accounts in which women and men are represented in stereotypical ways. I will then again discuss how the events surrounding Snow White are stereotypically anti-women. In the third, I will refer to the text “Precious” arguing how it challenges the idea... at the center of the card... of prejudice against women in fairy tales. They are often hidden, but upon further analysis you would see that they are actually quite obvious. Restate topic, importance of topic, thesis and supporting points. Works Cited Grimm, Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm. "Cinderella." In the Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. By Lily Owens. New York: Avenel Books, 1981. 89-95. Press.---. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. In the Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. By Lily Owens. New York: Avenel Books, 1981. 188-198. Print.Hopkinson, Nalo. "Precious." In Silver Birch, Blood Moon. By Ellen Datlow and TerriWindling. New York: Avon Books, 1999. 92-99. Rowley, Sherry. “Cultural and Romantic Inquiries: More on Contextual Thinking.” Lecture inHUMA 1625 Fantasy and Topographies of the Imagination. Toronto: York University, January 19, 2010.

Topic > typesOne of the main themes I noticed while reading fairy tale texts was the theme of stereotypes. First of all, what are stereotypes? Stereotypes are essentially an offensive generalization or exaggerated view used to categorize a group of people. I noticed that in two of the three texts I selected for this article, the authors, Jakob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm, tend to portray women as very dependent on men. In addition to being described as very dependent, they were also shown to be weak and very naive. My goal in this article is to highlight the numerous accounts of stereotypes that are cast primarily on women and sometimes also on men, whether fictional or not, through the use of two texts. These texts are “Cinderella” and “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. For my third text I chose to use “Precious” by Nalo Hopkinson, because it challenges the stereotypical ideas presented about women. To achieve this, I have organized my article into four main sections. The first two sections support the idea that stereotypes towards women are indeed present in fairy tales. In the first section, I will address how stereotypes, mainly female, are represented through the “Cinderella” fairy tale. I will describe the fairy tale and then provide arguments as to why some of the things mentioned in it are a stereotype against women. In the second section, using the text “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” I will again provide accounts in which women and men are represented in stereotypical ways. I will then again discuss how the events surrounding Snow White are stereotypically anti-women. In the third, I will refer to the text “Precious” arguing how it challenges the idea... at the center of the card... of prejudice against women in fairy tales. They are often hidden, but upon further analysis you would see that they are actually quite obvious. Restate topic, importance of topic, thesis and supporting points. Works Cited Grimm, Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm. "Cinderella." In the Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. By Lily Owens. New York: Avenel Books, 1981. 89-95. Press.---. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. In the Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. By Lily Owens. New York: Avenel Books, 1981. 188-198. Print.Hopkinson, Nalo. "Precious." In Silver Birch, Blood Moon. By Ellen Datlow and TerriWindling. New York: Avon Books, 1999. 92-99. Rowley, Sherry. “Cultural and Romantic Inquiries: More on Contextual Thinking.” Lecture inHUMA 1625 Fantasy and Topographies of the Imagination. Toronto: York University, January 19, 2010.