Have you ever wondered why fairytales are always the same? Have you ever discouraged by the stereotyped female roles in these stories? Have you ever felt frustrated when you grew up and learnt that the real world worked exactly the opposite ways? Sometimes I do.
I started to read Anne Sexton’s Transformation, a revelation of contemporary fairytales. Through poetry, Anne renovated fairy tales as told by the Brothers Grimm by adding her own life experiences and view of contemporary culture, hammering away until she built an entirely new art form. Many of the details are real life and satiric, such as Cinderella and the prince…. Never bothered by diapers or dust, never arguing over the timing of an egg, never getting a middle-aged spread.
There are many other modified fairytales like Black as Night (retold of snowwhite), or the Wicked. This week, we are going to pick a fairytale and rewrite it too. Will see how far my creativity can go.
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