Sleeping Beauty is known by her long golden locks and the deep sleep she is sent into by the evil Malifecent. The representation of Sleeping Beauty as the perfect women is also full of unrealistic expectations. Shes born a Princess, cursed by the evil fairy Malifecent and sent away to like with three fairys in the woods. In the beginning of the film sleeping beauty is seen singing while cleaning in her little humble cottage on her 16th birthday. The fairies then send her out to pick some berries so that they can get her birthday present ready and warn her not to talk to strangers. While in the woods she sings and talks to animals, dancing around the woods. It is then that the prince hears her voice and falls in love with her. He dances with her for only a few seconds and just like that they are in love. This is setting an unreal expectation of how falling in love may seem. It is not common to fall in love at first sight or sound. The fact that Sleeping Beauty has a love also portrays the idea that all women need men. This is also seen throughout the rest of the disney Princesses, every Princess finds her Prince. This representation also sets an expectation to fall in love and get married in order to be the perfect women. Also considering none of the Princesses have children before they are married, the order in which marriage comes before kids has become a more dominant rule in society.
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