Summary of “ ‘Cinderella’: A Story of Sibling Rivalry and Oedipal Conflicts

Bruno Bettleheim, the author of “ ‘Cinderella’: A story of Sibling Rivalry and Oedipal Conflicts,” believes that “Cinderella” is one of the greatest fairy tales because it relates to something that everyone has to deal with at some point in their life, sibling rivalry. However, he believes that it goes deeper than that. The story reaches not only the conscious mind, but also the unconscious mind. The story of Cinderella is then used as a coping tool to help children conquer s...