Snow White

Disney....
 Many children have fallen in love with Walt Disney's version of the classic tale Snow White. Most can recite it in their sleep; the princess is driven away by her jealous stepmother (with the help of a petty mirror) and forced to live in the woods with 7 dwarfs. When the Evil Queen comes with a poisonous apple, Snow White takes a bite and falls into to a deep sleep in which the dwarfs place her in a glass coffin until her prince comes and awakens her with a kiss. Obviously, the Evil Queen is vanquished and the land falls into peace.

Grimm Brothers.... 

The Grimm Brother version of Snow White is very similar to that of the Disney version. Although rather than come a single time with an apple, the stepmother comes with laces and a comb to vanquish Snow White and is only successful the third time when the apple comes into play. The Prince actually takes the coffin from the dwarfs as a gift, and while walking back to the castle, the piece of apple lodged in Snow White's throat comes out and she awakens. At the wedding, the stepmother is forced to dance in burning, iron shoes until she dies.

Diversions....
Obviously, Americans would refuse to watch a tale that has little to no relation to miracles. The nation just broke free of the hold of depression, and many looked for hope and happy endings in every aspect of their lives to distract from the World War on the horizon. Disney took this opportunity to emphasize his beliefs and morals into Snow White. Those who tell the story the best set culture into motion, and Disney did just that. The fact Snow White was foolish enough to fall for her step mother not once, but three times, is unappealing to those who were looking for prosperity for the future. The Prince is the figure to save the day because Disney saw this as an opportunity to push men and their "given roles" into the spotlight. To him, men will always be the saviors. Lastly, the end of the tale is too gruesome to the viewers that would give Disney the largest portion of his revenue: children.