![]() Despite this, his work remains popular and has influenced both fairytale scholarship and therapy practices.Ĭarl Jung’s research into archetypal images in myth and fairytales and how they relate to dreams and the subconscious sprouted a field of psychoanalysis and folklore scholarship perhaps best exemplified in Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales by Jungian psychologist and Carl Jung student Marie-Louise von Franz. According to Bettelheim, phallic symbols pervade fairytales, such as the beanstalk in “Jack and the Beanstalk.” It’s since been revealed that Bettelheim abused the children placed under his care and plagiarized much of his work from psychiatrist Julius Heuscher. ![]() In “Snow White,” children are beginning to notice how they cause parental turmoil and are starting to separate themselves from the parental unit. Children reading “Cinderella,” for example, are working through the Oedipus complex and sibling rivalry. ![]() ![]() In The Uses of Enchantment, Bettelheim uses Freudian psychology to describe the existential quandaries children are working through based on their favorite fairytales. Carl Jung and Bruno Bettelheim popularized the application of fairytales to psychology and personality traits. ![]()
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