A Tale of Two Shades of White

Have you ever watched Walt Disney’s: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs? Most likely you have, or at least know the general plot. But have you read the Grimm Brothers version? If you have, then you know they are extremely different from each other. Walt Disney alternated the story and added his own style to it. Let’s go further into how and why he changed the classic tale.
In the 1944 release of Disney’s Snow White, Disney portrayed the Dwarfs as hard-working miners, with names and characteristics. The evil queen only comes once with a poison apple. The prince appears in the beginning and sings a love ballad to Snow White on a white horse & is honestly a lot more relevant compared to the Grimm’s tale. He also kisses Snow White awake. In the Disney version, Snow White is also an orphan because both of her parents are dead. When she finds the Dwarf’s house she cleans it for them, hoping they’d let her stay. And lastly, the queen dies from trying to kill the Dwarfs with a giant boulder. 
Now in the Grimm Brother’s version, it’s a bit darker. The evil queen visits Snow White 3 times with lace, a comb, and an apple. The queen dies from dancing in hot iron shoes at Snow’s wedding. The Dwarfs don’t have names or much personality and they negotiate a contract to let Snow stay if she did their housework. Snow White’s dad is alive but hardly mentioned. The prince only shows up at the end of the story. Plus she doesn’t wake up from a kiss. She wakes up from having the apple chunk unclogged from her throat by the prince's men carrying her.
Disney changed the Grimm brother’s Snow White to suit his taste and beliefs. He wanted to make the story universal for the entire world to enjoy. Plus he extended it so he could add in gags, jokes, songs, and visually stunning effects to show of his production skills. 

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