Works Cited

Atwood, Margaret. “Bluebeard’s Egg.” The Classic Fairy Tales, Edited by Maria Tatar. A Norton

Critical Edition, W.W. Norton & Company Inc., 1999.

Margaret Atwood is a Canadian Writer who was born in 1939. She earned her BA from Victoria College, University of Toronto and her MA at Harvard. In her text, she writes about a woman being stuck in this stereotypical gender role and sends a message to the audience to be independent of themselves rather than someone else. I used this tale to showcase how gender roles are seen in the perspective of a woman in the 1900s since she published her fairy tale in the late 1900s.

Hughes, Kathryn. “Gender Roles in the 19th century.” Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians, The British Library, 15 May 2014

Kathryn Hughes is a British academic writer and journalist who was born in 1959. Her first book was known as The Victorian Governess and is a Professor of Life Writing and Convenor of the MA in Life Writing at the University of East Anglia. I implemented her as part of my secondary sources being that she gives positive feedback on how being this housewife may have major downsides, but it also makes an impact towards the children since you have time to nurture them into life. It gives an opportunity for many women in the 1900s to realize other ways they can make an impact on society, even if it's raising your kids.

Barber, Nigel. “Why Women Feel Bad About Their Appearance.” Psychology Today, 02 May 2013

Nigel Barber is an Irish-born American biopsychologist and author who was born in 1955. Barber accounts for societal differences in sexual and reproductive behavior using an evolutionary approach. I added him to my secondary sources to show the similarity of how women, in general, feel insecure which is through their appearances. Even though the insecurity seen in my chosen fairy tale is different, it shows similarities of how woman to this day feel insecure.

Taylor, Steve. “Why Men Oppress Women.” Psychology Today, 30 August 2012

Steve Taylor is an author and senior lecturer in psychology at Leeds Beckett University, the UK who was born in 1967. He has written many books on psychology and spirituality. I incorporated him as part of my secondary sources being that he empowers my relation to equal rights and relates how it has come a long way for women equality, since the Roman era and how it still continues to evolve to this day.

Perrault, Charles. “Bluebeard.”  The Classic Fairy Tales, Critical Edition, W.W. Norton & Company Inc., 1999.

Charles Perrault is a French poet and storyteller who was born in 1628. He is mostly remembered for his collection of fairy tales for children(Tales of Mother Goose). The reason why I added him as a secondary source was to showcase the traditional fairytale of Bluebeard and relate it to Atwood's version of “Bluebeard’s Egg.” Even though it’s a fairytale that is meant for kids, it still uses the same formula or this “forbidden door” to showcase there are consequences if rules are not followed. I also used it to formulate how Atwood’s version exemplifies more of a modern traditional lifestyle while Perrault version is meant more for entertainment purposes.