THE PORTRAIT OF PASSIVEWOMEN IN BROTHERS GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES: A FEMINIST READING

MEGA, ANGGELIA PUTRIE (2013) THE PORTRAIT OF PASSIVEWOMEN IN BROTHERS GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES: A FEMINIST READING. Diploma thesis, Universitas Andalas.

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Abstract

The writer is interested in doing this research to find out how the images of women in seven fairy tales of Brothers Grimm. The writer sees two definition of women that contend with the real fact. In this tales, passive women as the main character who always get the happiness in their life. How can the passive women will get happiness in the life. It is very contend, the passive women always saved and get happiness in the ending. It makes the writer interested to choose the noble women who described in passivity rather than strong women. The writer wants to see any further how Grimms stories show the negative image of passive women that indirectly make women especially children think to be passive in order to get a good life. The writer uses feminist theory by Cheri Register. And also, Grimms are the famous author who collected many folklore, and also their tales available in many translations like the writer has explained before, so its easier to the writer to find the data about Grimms stories. Therefore, to point out and analyze the problems which are found in this tales, the writer comes up with the thesis entitled: The Portrait of Passive Women in Brothers Grimm’s Fairy Tales: A Feminist Reading.

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