Little Red Riding Hood Research Paper
Every girl is a target, being a victim is inevitable.
Generation after generation, the compelling power of Fairy Tales had placed an overpowering spell on young girls; swept them off to a fantasyland and held them captive ever since. Hidden behind an innocuous mask, fairytales perpetually enraptured and entranced young maidens of the world without relent. It only took the first Once Upon a Time ' bedtime story to spellbind each little soul; casting them into a sanctuary of dreamworld fantasies.
I myself was once a fool for fairy tales. I followed Hans Christian Andersen into the fathoms of the ocean and swam with mermaids; climbed down a high tower along Rapunzel's hair; danced merrily with Snow White and the dwarfs, witnessed the miraculous metamorphosis of the Swan Princess and strolled into the woods with the Little Red Riding Hood. Fairytales had me helplessly mesmerized. …show more content…
Naïve young girls like me planted complete faith and ingrained credulity in fairy tales.
Unfailingly, every girl had fabricated childhood imaginations of a white knight on a fiery steed carrying her away to his shining castle. But as young earthlings begin their embarkment of the real world, their innocent childhood fantasies dangerously evolve into fatuous hopes of finding a perfect Prince and a happily-ever-after. In other words, they become victims of the Prince Charming Syndrome'; hoodwinked by the utmost deadly trap of fairy tales the Prince Charming' illusion. The Prince Charming Syndrome is a spell for disaster essentially because it propels women to attempt to fit men into predetermined fantasy criteria and implausible
standards.
A key factor in the fifty percent divorce rate of today's society attributes to women's high expectations of men. One of the current Seven Most Common Causes of divorce is failed expectations or unmet needs'. Could it be that the Eves in today's world are driving away their Adams by raising the bar too high into the stratosphere? While ladies are desperately seeking their impeccable Prince Charming, they are simultaneously running the high risk of letting great men slip by simply because they may not measure up to predetermined visions. Parallel to Newton's Laws of Motion: for every action, there is an equal opposite reaction; a successful relationship is hard work and takes commitment from both parties to make it a happily-ever-after. Judging men by Prince Charming standards is futile and unrealistic.
Another sympthom of the Prince Charming Syndrome is the painful strike of disappointment. I experienced such consequence over the bitterness of my first break-up. Long story short, my Prince Charming abandoned me, rode to another castle for another princess. I was devastated by my first boyfriend's unfaithfulness and felt worthless and helpless. I never imagined white knights could be more pernicious than dragons that breath fire. As my Prince Charming rode off, I was left with only hoof prints in the dust and teardrops in my hands. I desperately attempted to ensnare myself a new Prince Charming as I suffered greatly from the Prince Charming Syndrome - needing guys to define me, to complete me. I was a lost soul, stuck in the Prince Charming cul-de-sac and unable to find a way out.
One day, I was carelessly flipping through Cinderella; but as I read the tale of this dainty-feet protagonist whom I once highly admired, I began to realize...Cinderella was a fool! Anyone who would sit in a dark, dusty cellar waiting for her Prince to come set her free must be incredibly gullible! Turning the spotlight onto other fairytale damsels: the Little Mermaid sacrificed her voice for her Prince but died broken-hearted; Snow White and Sleeping Beauty received first kisses from their Prince Charmings while lying dead in a coffin (Necrophilia? Charming indeed!). But what if Prince Charming never showed up? It became blatantly and alarmingly obvious that the stakes of waiting for Prince Charming's rescue are too high.
It is time for women to break free of the Prince Charming Syndrome that had haunted them for generations. To truly pursue happiness, it is paramount for females of all ages to recognize that although there may not be a perfect "Prince Charming" and life isn't quite like one dreamed of as a child, there certainly are men that are the next best thing. Lowering expectations makes room for pleasant surprises and longer-lasting happiness. Matrimonial happily-ever-after bliss is overrated anyway; fairytale folks should envy us mortals. Because in the real world, there are no endless rides-into-the-sunsets with Prince Charming, but something much sweeter a brief yet priceless companionship drenched with true love with another human being. So it is not so important the happy ever after, just that it's happy right now. Making each day count.
No more being damsels-in-distress. Let fatuous illusions of Prince Charming perish, and be supplanted by sophisticated exploration of authentic, real-flesh life experiences. May womenfolk be bestowed with the strength to survive without a white knight's shoulder to lean on; the courage to face reality instead of hiding behind wishful thinking. Ladies, let us slay our own dragons; break the spell our own way, be our own knight in shining armour and fight the rising odds on our own! Remedy the Prince Charming Syndrome, be your own Hercules!
Sure, Snow White may have felt plenty good about herself waiting for Prince Charming to gallop over faraway lands while lying dead in a coffin. Certainly, watching one's beloved Prince slaying dragons in a dramatic ambience must be awfully surreal and romantic.
But frankly, I'd rather rescue myself.
Generation after generation, the compelling power of Fairy Tales had placed an overpowering spell on young girls; swept them off to a fantasyland and held them captive ever since. Hidden behind an innocuous mask, fairytales perpetually enraptured and entranced young maidens of the world without relent. It only took the first Once Upon a Time ' bedtime story to spellbind each little soul; casting them into a sanctuary of dreamworld fantasies.
I myself was once a fool for fairy tales. I followed Hans Christian Andersen into the fathoms of the ocean and swam with mermaids; climbed down a high tower along Rapunzel's hair; danced merrily with Snow White and the dwarfs, witnessed the miraculous metamorphosis of the Swan Princess and strolled into the woods with the Little Red Riding Hood. Fairytales had me helplessly mesmerized. …show more content…
Naïve young girls like me planted complete faith and ingrained credulity in fairy tales.
Unfailingly, every girl had fabricated childhood imaginations of a white knight on a fiery steed carrying her away to his shining castle. But as young earthlings begin their embarkment of the real world, their innocent childhood fantasies dangerously evolve into fatuous hopes of finding a perfect Prince and a happily-ever-after. In other words, they become victims of the Prince Charming Syndrome'; hoodwinked by the utmost deadly trap of fairy tales the Prince Charming' illusion. The Prince Charming Syndrome is a spell for disaster essentially because it propels women to attempt to fit men into predetermined fantasy criteria and implausible
standards.
A key factor in the fifty percent divorce rate of today's society attributes to women's high expectations of men. One of the current Seven Most Common Causes of divorce is failed expectations or unmet needs'. Could it be that the Eves in today's world are driving away their Adams by raising the bar too high into the stratosphere? While ladies are desperately seeking their impeccable Prince Charming, they are simultaneously running the high risk of letting great men slip by simply because they may not measure up to predetermined visions. Parallel to Newton's Laws of Motion: for every action, there is an equal opposite reaction; a successful relationship is hard work and takes commitment from both parties to make it a happily-ever-after. Judging men by Prince Charming standards is futile and unrealistic.
Another sympthom of the Prince Charming Syndrome is the painful strike of disappointment. I experienced such consequence over the bitterness of my first break-up. Long story short, my Prince Charming abandoned me, rode to another castle for another princess. I was devastated by my first boyfriend's unfaithfulness and felt worthless and helpless. I never imagined white knights could be more pernicious than dragons that breath fire. As my Prince Charming rode off, I was left with only hoof prints in the dust and teardrops in my hands. I desperately attempted to ensnare myself a new Prince Charming as I suffered greatly from the Prince Charming Syndrome - needing guys to define me, to complete me. I was a lost soul, stuck in the Prince Charming cul-de-sac and unable to find a way out.
One day, I was carelessly flipping through Cinderella; but as I read the tale of this dainty-feet protagonist whom I once highly admired, I began to realize...Cinderella was a fool! Anyone who would sit in a dark, dusty cellar waiting for her Prince to come set her free must be incredibly gullible! Turning the spotlight onto other fairytale damsels: the Little Mermaid sacrificed her voice for her Prince but died broken-hearted; Snow White and Sleeping Beauty received first kisses from their Prince Charmings while lying dead in a coffin (Necrophilia? Charming indeed!). But what if Prince Charming never showed up? It became blatantly and alarmingly obvious that the stakes of waiting for Prince Charming's rescue are too high.
It is time for women to break free of the Prince Charming Syndrome that had haunted them for generations. To truly pursue happiness, it is paramount for females of all ages to recognize that although there may not be a perfect "Prince Charming" and life isn't quite like one dreamed of as a child, there certainly are men that are the next best thing. Lowering expectations makes room for pleasant surprises and longer-lasting happiness. Matrimonial happily-ever-after bliss is overrated anyway; fairytale folks should envy us mortals. Because in the real world, there are no endless rides-into-the-sunsets with Prince Charming, but something much sweeter a brief yet priceless companionship drenched with true love with another human being. So it is not so important the happy ever after, just that it's happy right now. Making each day count.
No more being damsels-in-distress. Let fatuous illusions of Prince Charming perish, and be supplanted by sophisticated exploration of authentic, real-flesh life experiences. May womenfolk be bestowed with the strength to survive without a white knight's shoulder to lean on; the courage to face reality instead of hiding behind wishful thinking. Ladies, let us slay our own dragons; break the spell our own way, be our own knight in shining armour and fight the rising odds on our own! Remedy the Prince Charming Syndrome, be your own Hercules!
Sure, Snow White may have felt plenty good about herself waiting for Prince Charming to gallop over faraway lands while lying dead in a coffin. Certainly, watching one's beloved Prince slaying dragons in a dramatic ambience must be awfully surreal and romantic.
But frankly, I'd rather rescue myself.