Posts tagged ‘evil stepmother’

Tales of the Motherless Child

December 20th, 2009

When I started doing research for Maven, most of the fairy tales I knew involved girls who were set upon by their stepmothers, girls who had no mothers present. Even Disney’s Sleeping Beauty is separated from her mother, to be raised by three silly fairies. Cinderella, Snow White, Beauty, Rapunzel, and even Little Red Riding [...]

Good wish or bad witch?

October 9th, 2009

What’s the difference between a wicked witch and a fairy godmother? A wicked witch, as opposed to other witches, works magic to have power over others, to force them to do her bidding against their will A good working definition of evil is power over others, making others do what we wants against their will [...]