This characterization of the woman shows how she dominates her husband, as opposed to the first wife (Snow White's mother) who is characterized as being obedient and “sitting and sewing by a window with a black ebony frame” (Grimm 249). This characterization stands in stark contrast to the dominant woman who plays the evil stepmother archetype. The mother's original wishes came true as she wanted “a child white as snow, red as blood, and black as the wood of the window frame” (Grimm 249). In this imagery, we are given a color palette that represents a beautiful woman (pale white skin, red and rosy cheeks, and ebony black hair). Anne Sexton never offers a description of Snow White's real mother, perhaps showing the reader how it is less important whether the mother is bad or good, but rather how the relationship between stepmother and daughter was confused by the mother-in-law's fear of seeing beauty surpass her. own. While Snow White finds herself in the house of the seven dwarves, she falls asleep and wakes up surrounded by the dwarves who question her about her life. Snow White is very obedient, only speaking when spoken to and agreeing to do household chores in exchange for her protection. The dwarves specifically tell him not to let anyone into the house while they are