Power Relationships in Rumpelstiltskin: A Textual Comparison of a Traditional and a Reconstructed Fairy Tale |
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| Authors: | Jane E Kelley |
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| Institution: | (1) Washington State University, P.O. Box 642132, Pullman, WA 99164-2132, USA |
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| Abstract: | Reconstructed fairy tales provide a different point of view and challenge the assumptions of a common set of values; for that
reason, these stories provide a medium in which to examine power relationships in texts by applying a critical multicultural
analysis (Botelho & Rudman, forthcoming, 2008, A critical multicultural analysis of children’s literature: Mirrors, windows and doors. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum) to identify and analyze power relations of Rumpelstiltskin (Grimm & Grimm, 1812/1987, New York: Bantam) and Rumpelstiltskin’s Daughter (Stanley, 1997, New York: Morrow Junior Books). Specifically, this study examines how power is exercised on a continuum: domination, collusion,
resistance, and agency. Findings indicate that by identifying and questioning text ideologies, critical readers can consider
how texts maintain, counteract, or promote alternative systemic power structures.
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| Keywords: | Folk literature Power Ideology Critical multicultural analysis Rumpelstiltskin |
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