What do you think motivates female characters in fairy tales?
I think they are motivated by their dreams, deepest secret desires, and sometimes even by heartache. In the fairy tale genre female characters are finally allowed to voice their opinions, especially when they clash with society norms and expectations, and still expect a happily ever after ending. What female fairy tale character do most closely relate to and why?

I admit I am a literature geek and had read most of the assigned readings for this week; however, I was able to ponder the meaning from a new prospective than when I first read the selections. I can identify in a way with many of the female characters who at the time did not have control over their own lives; that is to say sometimes I feel that many of the choices I have made have been dictated by the fact that I am a mother and wife. Most of us have an idea in our heads about what a fairy tale should be and the final outcome will be a happily ever after situation. Life, however, is not that way. I have always loved to fantasy of fairy tales and as a young girl dreamed of my own Prince Charming., luckily I found a prince among a vast pond of frogs! I am excited to delve into the world of fairy tales and answer the question or they dream, nightmare, or reality.