Expectations

Every little girl grows up wanting what society calls her “Prince Charming.” That is what she grows up expecting to get, no one speaks of the expectations. In the short poem ‘Puce Fairy Book” she describes her opinion on how men have high expectations for women. June Callwood writes an article called “Forget Prince Charming” expressing her thoughts to her granddaughters about “Prince Charming.”

‘Puce Fairy Book’ is Alice Major’s way of expressing how there is such high expectations for relationships if there is “no rings on her fingers” and “braids of hair like rope” and of course the classic “crystal slipper.” Major feels insecurity because “[her] hair would never grow long enough.” She wants to find her version of a Prince but it appears to be more difficult than she expected. Major's opinion is that no prince charming truly exists, we just settle with what we think we want and stick with it.


June Callwood expresses her point of view in "Forget Prince Charming" to her granddaughters who are of marriageable age. She tells them, " they cannot expect perfection" because " no human relationship is friction-free." She feels as though "Prince Charming... is a frequently narcissistic dope." Callwood's impression of Prince Charming is made very clear in this article.


These two different pieces of work describing Prince Charming are very similar to each other. Alice Major would most likely agree with what June Callwood has told her granddaughters for advice. Major would think that the words exchanged would express everything perfectly and would give similar advice to others. These two women would get along well.