Fairy tales are loved by the child not because the imagery he finds in them conforms to what goes on within him, but because--despite all the angry, anxious thoughts in his mind to which the fairy tale gives body and specific content--these stories always result in a happy outcome, which the child cannot imagine on his own.


The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales (ed. Vintage, 1976) - ISBN: 9780679723936

Bruno Bettelheim Quotes

Fairy tales are loved by the child not because the imagery he finds in them conforms to what goes on within him, but because--despite all the angry,...

Fairy tales are loved by the child not because the imagery he finds in them conforms to what goes on within him, but because--despite all the angry,...

Fairy tales are loved by the child not because the imagery he finds in them conforms to what goes on within him, but because--despite all the angry,...

Fairy tales are loved by the child not because the imagery he finds in them conforms to what goes on within him, but because--despite all the angry,...