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When I grow up, I realize that fairy tales are almost lies.It is difficult for princes and princesses to live happily ever after～
by danneezhao 1y ago
When I grow up, I realize that fairy tales are almost lies.It is difficult for princes and princesses to live happily ever after～
- bazoom42 1y agoDoes Andersen ever use the “happily ever after” ending?
- miningape 1y agoLiterally, I can't think of a single happy ending in even one of his stories. It always ends with death, disappointment, or apathy.
- bazoom42 1y agoAndsersen has some happy endings, eg the Snow Queen or the Ugly Duckling. I guess the Matchstick Girl has the closest to a “happily ever after” ending, since she dies and goes to heaven.
- AlotOfReading 1y agoDeath usually is a happy ending in his stories. It's ascension to paradise and being freed from mortal suffering. It makes more sense if you're a deeply religious man from the 19th century than it does today, admittedly.
- Exoristos 1y ago78% of the world population are religious today, per e.g. Statista.
- AlotOfReading 1y agoBeing religious is not quite the same thing as having a cultural frame of reference where death is a happy ending.
- bazoom42 1y agoYeah but not every religious writer considers suffering and death a happy end.
- Exoristos 1y agoEverybody I grew up with is pretty happy, including me. Is that unusual?
- jyounker 1y agoTell me you've never read the original fairy tales without telling me that you've never read the original fairy tales.