Deeper meaning resides in the fairy tales told to me in my childhood than in any truth that is taught in life. —Friedrich Schiller

Fairy tales are the psychodramas of childhood. Beneath the surface of these fanciful excursions into fantasy are real-life dramas that mirror real-life struggles.

The Pig Prince,

VANITY

The way fairy tales resolve these struggles is by offering children a stage upon which they can play out inner conflicts.

Geoff Ryman in his novel Was.

Rather, we are talking about naturally occurring splits in the self that evolve from attempts on the part of young children to reconcile conflicting maternal experiences early in life.

the conquest,

This is the hidden message of Snow White: children need to combat their vain inclinations if they want to live productive lives. These tendencies do not go away on their own. By vanquishing the evil presence in the story, thereby overcoming bad elements within the self, Snow White masters her own vain tendencies as well as those of the reader.