Sex and Violence: The Occurring theme in Fairy Tales

F airy tales are common pieces in today's society. They are read by children and adults. However, Maria Tatar suggests that there is a darker message hidden in fairy tales which is commonly overlooked. Tatar suggests that the themes of sex and violence permeate our beloved fairy tales. Tatar states that every fairy tale character is capable of cruelty. In "The Juniper Tree," a woman decapitates her stepson and feeds him to the husband. While, in "Bluebeard," Bluebeard kills his wives for looking into the locked room which holds the dead bodies. In many other tales, we see this cruelty and sick mutilation of loved ones. This violence is the reality of the sunny stories we were heard as children. The main reason we overlook such problematic issues found in fairy tales is because of the watered down translations of Disney. The many translators that modified the tales created versions that better fit their society. The Grimm's versions contained an ample amount ...