CONSTRUCTING WOMEN BEAUTY IN BROTHERS GRIMMS’ FAIRY TALES

Abstrak

Fairy tales are folk stories that present fantasy characters that are not only revealing educational values but also instilling ideology smootly. One of the most obvious is the patriarchal ideology that is believed to be able to influence women's mindsets. This article shows how patriarchal ideology embebed in fairy tales written by the Brothers Grimm. Three fairy tales; Beauty and The Beast, Sleeping Beauty, and Rapunzel are closely related to patriarchal ideology when presenting female characters. Based on the concept of beauty myth in Naomy Wolf's view, this article finds that there is a beauty myth that is trying to be constructed in the three Brother Grimms' folk tales. Through the the female protagonist characters who emphasize physical perfection and ignoring non-physical potential to find a life partner, it shows that these three folk tales display the construction of a beauty myth based on patriarchal ideology to instill values ??that can perpetuate women's oppression through their beauty. Women only need to be beautiful, they don't need to be smart to achieve success in life.

Kata kunci

• Beauty Myth
• Brother Grimm
• Fairy Tales
• Women
• construction