Tatar on Fairy Tale

This is an extra compact overview of the subject writer's book on Cinderella.

What did you find most interesting about Tatar's (1999) introduction to the Cinderella tale?

In Tatar's (1999) INTRODUCTION: Cinderella, it was very interesting for me to learn that in various versions of the story fathers are given a passive or even absent role while mothers are being complicit. Tatar says in may stories “mothers are the real villains”[1].  Tatar explains that the carelessness of mother in asking her husband not to marry unless finding someone better than her leads to sexual relations between her husband and daughter. The condition set by the mother provokes the incestuous desires of the father because the only one who is superior to his wife is his daughter. And the passive role is an effort to exonerate the father.

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[1] Tatar, INTRODUCTION: Cinderella, 105.