Looking through the Post Colonialism lens, anyone who watches the Disney
production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs can see that the dwarfs are very
separate from the rest of civilization. They live in a small cottage out in the
forest very distant from the kingdom and any other towns or villages. One could
argue that they are treated differently by not being treated, or not payed
attention to, at all. By that I mean because no one pays attention to them or
sees them as regular people, they are treated differently. Never in the movie
does anyone besides Snow White visit and interact with the dwarfs. The animals don’t
even interact with the dwarfs until Snow White comes along. Noticing this, the
audience gets the impression that the dwarfs are very different from the rest
of society. When Snow White first enters the home she seems shocked at the size
of everything and assumes that several small children must live there. The
small miniature sized chairs, tables, and other appliances led her to make that
assumption. By making this assumption, the audience is also making the
assumption that those who live there are different from Snow White and the rest
of society. Snow White and even the Queen are portrayed as normal humans while
the dwarfs are seen as different almost creature-like because of their appearance.
All these situations show how the dwarfs are shown as very distant from the
rest of society.
I thought that your post was very dead on. What I mean by that is that everything you talked about was perfect and in detail. I liked how you pointed out that the animals didn't interact until snow white came along. To be honest i didn't really notice that until you mentioned it in this post. Another thing you pointed out that i didn't really notice was that they are treated differently than others. I would agree with you on that because they kind of isolate themselves away from every one else and they are different from snow white, the queen, the animals and the rest of society. I like how you said that the dwarfs are seen different almost creature like because of how they appear in the movie.
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