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In his (in?)famous book, The Uses of Enchantment, Bruno Bettelheim analyses classic fairy tales through the lens of Freud. He posits that the darker elements of these tales, now scrubbed and sparkled over by Disney, actually served to help children grapple with existential problems such as separation anxiety, oedipal conflict, and sibling rivalry. I readContinue reading “The Users of Enchantment”