Sahar HakimiENG4U1-212015-02-27Feminist Analysis of The Goose GirlGrimms fairy tale The Goose Girl is really a story about how power is gained and loss through appearance. The tale indicates that the source of the princesss power is from the garments that she wears, her material possessions, and her beauty. The moment the princess became compliant and allowed for her mistreatment she began to lose all sources of her power; her status, her beauty, and her strength. When the princess merely asked for her chambermaid to fetch her some water, the chambermaid responded I am not your servant and proceeded to tell someone of her status to kneel and retrieve it herself. It is at this point where the princess has become vulnerable, because now what was to be her servant seems to be on the same level as herself. Upon the second time keeling and retrieving water for herself the princes loses a possession given to her by her mother. By losing the handkerchief the chambermaid now has power over the princess for now she had become weak and powerless. Not only did she lose the support from her mother but she had also lost her stead which in turn was also a part of her appearance. A women who holds the title of a princess is expected to be travelling on a fine horse not a slow, worn out nag. With this she loses her status. Her beauty is also lost when the chambermaid forces an exchange of garments, resulting in the loss of her appeal and beauty. When the princess took an oath not to speak of any of this she lost her most important source of power and strength: her voice. Because of her undeniable beauty the princesss struggle was put to an end and resolved. Her beauty being the reason for resolution. In short the goose girl was a story about a fragile, compliant, and beautiful woman who allowed herself to be mistreated. Never did she have to rely on herself in the story, she wallowed in self-pity until someone took notice of her beauty and in the end that is what saved her. The story indicates that the only strength a woman has is her beauty.