What is a fairy tale?
Read the following:
"Hansel and Gretel"
Introduction to The Uses of Enchantment
"The Child's Need for Magic" p.45-53
Consider the following from Bettelheim: "Most of all, the child wants support for his still very tenuous belief that through growing up, working hard, and maturing he will one day be the victorious one. If his present sufferings will be rewarded in the future, he need not act on his jealousy of the moment . . ."
How do fairy tales help with this desire? What stories can you think of that exemplify this idea?
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