The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning & Importance of Fairy Tales by Bettelheim

Description: The Uses of Enchantment by Bruno Bettelheim. Structure and contentsThe book is divided into two main sections. The first, "A Pocketful of Magic," outlines Bettelheim's thoughts on the value of fairy tales for children. The second part, "In Fairy Land," presents psychoanalytical readings of several popular fairy tales, specifically: "Hansel and Gretel""Little Red Riding Hood""Jack and the Beanstalk""Snow White""Goldilocks and the Three Bears""The Sleeping Beauty""Cinderella"The "animal bridegroom" cycle of fairy tales, including "Beauty and the Beast", "The Frog Prince" and "Bluebeard".Bettelheim presents a case that fairy tales help children solve certain existential problems such as separation anxiety, oedipal conflict, and sibling rivalries. The extreme violence and ugly emotions of many fairy tales serve to deflect what may well be going on in the child's mind anyway. A child's unrealistic fears often require unrealistic hopes. And furthermore, "The Frog King" may be superior to modern sex education in that it acknowledges that a child may find sex disgusting, and this may serve a protective function for the child. In his introduction, Bettelheim stated that he was writing the book as "an educator and therapist of severely disturbed children." However, after his death, his credentials in those fields were found to be faked, and Bettelheim had only taken three introductory classes in psychology.

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