Meaning of Snow White | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A fairy tale, the best-known version of Schneewittchen collected by the Brothers Grimm, in which a beautiful young girl is targeted by a jealous queen and tended by dwarfs.
2. The main character in that story.
3. A fictional character in the fairy tale Snow-White and Rose-Red, from Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot collected by the Brothers Grimm.

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Examples

“The discovery of male Cinderellas and Snow Whites in modern Turkish folklore invites further meditations and investigations.”

“Though it is often up to the Prince Charming of each novel to sweep the Austenian Snow Whites and Cinderellas off their feet, it is often up to the Snow Whites and Cinderellas to teach their respective heroes a little sense—or, in the case of Colonel Brandon and his all-but-impassioned Shakespeare reading, a little sensibility.”

“There is no shortage of little girls dressed as Sleeping Beauties, Snow Whites, Cinderellas, or even any of the princess “rebels” such as Ariel (who gave up her voice for a man) or Belle (who endured captivity as a pathway to love).”

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