Jack Zipes discusses this idea in his article, “Towards a Social History of the Literary Fairy Tale for Children. Because of this, she showed a willingness to sacrifice herself since she cared more about others than herself.
Her sisters only cared about wealth and marrying somebody with money, while Beauty was more concerned by the wellbeing her father and her family. Beauty’s sisters gave her a hard time because she was more liked than them and because she did housework, something that they thought only a maid should do. Her patience was shown by her willingness to help her father when the family had to move out of town. Beauty was loved by all,Įxcept for her jealous sisters, because not only was she beautiful, but also she showed true compassion and was genuinely kind to everyone around her. In Beaumont’s story, she says of the father, “He admitted the virtue of his daughter, above all her patience” (Beaumont 33). The main thing that sticks out in her is her virtue. Beauty’s transformation occurs partially due to her morals. The theme in “Beauty and the Beast” centers on Stockholm syndrome by exploring the transformation that Beauty and the Beast experience through love, morals, the society, and emotions. Although very similar to the version everybody is familiar with, this French version also comes with some differences. “Beauty and the Beast,” written in 1757 by Jeanne-Marie LePrince De Beaumont, focuses on this theme as well. Stockholm syndrome is a psychological disorder or condition where a hostage or captive begins to show sympathy, compassion, or even just positive feelings towards their captor. This is commonly known as Stockholm syndrome. In “Beauty and the Beast,” the common theme is a girl falling in love with her captor or beginning to feel compassion towards him and then marrying him. In every fairy tale, whether it is the edited or the original versions, it is easy to find a common theme present in each. The versions that were originally told contained all three of those characteristics.
Children are most commonly told the Disney versions because they do not contain the violence, sexualization, or the objectifications that the original versions had. From the 1700’s to today, many fairy tales have grown, changed, and taken on different meanings.
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