"Snow White" by Eric Blair, better known as George Orwell, is a satirical take on the traditional fairy tale, infusing it with themes of politics and societal critique. The story follows Snow White, a young girl whose beauty and innocence attract the envy of her wicked stepmother, the queen. The narrative twists familiar elements, highlighting the absurdities of power, jealousy, and the struggle for identity. As Snow White encounters a band of dwarfs, each embodying different societal roles, she navigates challenges that reflect the moral complexities of her world, ultimately searching for liberation from oppressive forces. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called Graphic Spin .
This book is aimed at children in preschool-3rd grade.
There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2004 by Picture Window Books .
George Orwell (1903-1950) was born in Bihar, India and was a novelist, journalist, essayist and critic, whose imaginative and insightful works have found their place in the literary hall of fame. He is renowned for writing some of the best political satires and dystopian fiction of the 20th century and books like Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) are modern classics read and re-read by adults and children alike. His narrative non fiction includes nearly 500 essays, book reviews and journalistic pieces, as well as book-length works like Homage to Catalonia (1938), Road to Wigan Pier (1937) and Down and Out in Paris and London (1933). Orwell features among the 50 greatest modern British writers.
This book contains the following story:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
A queen sat sewing and pricked her finger. A spot of blood fell on her white cloth and she sighed. 'How I wish I could have a daughter with cheeks as red as blood, hair as black as ivory and skin as white as snow'. The queen's wish was granted and soon she gave birth to a beautiful daughter who she named Snow White. But then the queen died and the king remarried. The new queen was very vain and every day she would ask her mirror 'Mirror mirror on the wall who is the fairest of them all', to which the mirror would reply, 'You are the fairest o queen'. Time passed and the queen got older and her face dropped, and Snow White grew into a beautiful woman. The day came when the mirror in all honesty could not say that the queen was the most beautiful of them all, but had to reply 'O queen lovely as you are, Snow White is now fairer'. The queen was very cross and ordered a huntsman to take Snow White into the forest and kill her, bringing back her heart as proof of the deed. The huntsman could not bear to kill Snow White so he left her alive in the forest and took back the heart of an animal instead. But the mirror revealed that Snow White was still alive and living as a housemaid with seven dwarfs. The Queen set out to kill Snow White herself. When the girl ate the poisoned apple she dropped down as if dead and the Queen was satisfied. The dwarfs wept over the glass coffin. A prince was so taken with Snow White's beauty that he lifted her from the coffin, dislodging the apple and so brought her magically back to life. The two were married, and the Queen superceded.
This book features the following character:
A Grimm Brother
This book features the character A Grimm Brother.
