Women's role in fairy tales Vs. Women in 2009

   Women's roles in the ancient time, used to be housewives and doing nothing but just taking care of their husbands and kids. The most original fairy tales we read in class been wrote long time before; few centuries earlier than today. The women descripted in the failry tales were all based on the role of housewives and they don't received much rights in their life. The women in the fairy tales also need to obey their husbands, and if they don't they will consider as not doing the wife's duty and will receive some kind punishment. The example that shows the women have to obey their husband in the fairy tale is the wives of Bluebeard. His women got punishment of death because they disobied Bluebeard, and their bodies were hung on the wall after they got chopped off.

  Another example in the fairy tales that used to descript the stereotype women in the old time is "Cinderella". Cinderella is the youngest lady in the house, and she deos everything that older people in the family asked her to do, included her step-mother and step-sisters. She can't do anything to save herself, but she can find a "Prince Charming" guy to help her out. Using man's power to rescue women is one of the stereotype example that using to represent the idea of man is the dominated in the society back to old time, and women can do nothing except wait for the men to help them.

  Is that kind phenomenon still happen in 2009? Probably not. Today's femelas were became more indepedent and they were equal to men's statues in today's society. A lot femelas in today's soceity were also doing the professional and public jobs, such as lawyer, doctor, and officer. The roles of women had totally been changed; from weak and waiting for men to save them in the old times, to today, females became strong, professional, well educated, and handling heavy duties. Women just became same as men in the year 2009, and they can do everything that men can do.