Thursday, September 30, 2010

Snow White, a Jesus type figure?


While watching Snow White I almost immediately relate Snow White with Jesus. The Queen asks the mirror who the fairest of them all is, and the mirror says Snow White, which means that the Queen is no who was the fairest no longer is. It reminds me a lot of King Herod finding out about the birth of Jesus and Jesus being the king of the Jews.  Herod was previously named the King of the Jews. Both the Queen and King Herod send people to kill the one they are jealous of.  Snow White is spared because of the kindness of the huntsman and the wise men decide to take a different way home, so as to not go back by King Herod to give him info on Jesus. Both Snow White and Jesus have a group of followers, the dwarfs and the apostles. However, the relationship between the followers and their leader is very different in the stories. Jesus was part God and human and his followers were not just friends but true followers of a new religion. However, there are similarities in their stories, like the resurrection. The Queen gives Snow White a poisoned apple and kills her, but the prince’s kiss woke brought her back to life. Similarly, Jesus was crucified and God brought him back to life. While there are parallelisms in the two basic stories, there are big differences too, since Jesus’ resurrection was meant to save humanity and Snow White’s story was not quite that deep.

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