Snow White Literary Analysis

Snow White is a classic fairy-tale that most children grew up knowing. “Snow White” by the Brothers Grimm, is the original story of Snow White and her seven dwarfs, though it is not exactly the story that society is well associated with. Yet, this story is the original, therefore all other references to the basic storyline of “Snow White” are adaptations of the Grimm brother’s original. One rather horrifying adaptation of the original story is “Snow, Glass, Apples” by Neil Gaiman. Like most adaptations of the original Snow White tale, this short story has the same basic storyline with major differences in characterization and symbolization. Though, both the original and Gaiman’s tale hold similar symbols, such as the use of the colors black, white, and red. The use of these colors is comparably used

Though this is a vastly perverted version of Snow White, Gaiman’s use of the three colors—red, black, and white—have some similarities to the original story. Instead of depicting Snow White as a woman of absolute beauty and innocence, Gaiman chose to portray her as an evil, blood-thirsty creature. Snow White is seen as the wicked one, and her stepmother is just the opposite. The Queen makes many strides to kill Snow White for the safety of her kingdom, though fails with each attempt because Snow White is undead. The actions of the Queen and Snow White’s escape to the forest are both examples of the correlation to the original story, as well as Snow White’s description. Snow White’s similarly described as “Her eyes were black as coal, black as her hair; her lips were redder than blood” (Gaiman). Gaiman also mentions the girl’s skin tone several times, indicating that she seemed pale and unnatural. At this point, the use of the three colors is noticeable and seen throughout the text in a multitude of