We talk about Rumpelstiltskin’s destruction brought about by no one other than himself.  His being stuck in the earth may symbolize his low quality, which is the opposite of the miller’s daughter.  He is in a way a personification of the power of nature and yet he, unlike it, does not change.  Alchemy.  The fluidity of categories in the pre-modern mind.  

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We analyze the Grimm’s tale “Rumpelstiltskin,” focusing on the miller’s daughter, who gets everything despite and because of the various scheming of the men around her.  Finally, her knowledge of he who had all the power – when she learns his name – destroys him.  This obviously is reminiscent of naming demons to allay their power in exorcisms.  

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We talk about the Grimm Brothers’ story “Rumpelstiltskin,” a tale about class, men and women, and above all, magic, which transforms, usually in unexpected ways.  The tale starts off with a desire for a miller father hopelessly trying to convert his daughter’s imagined ability into social capital then transitions to a king using his political power to attain wealth.  The story’s throughline is the seemingly helpless heroine who ends up getting gold and making life, and she gets to keep it all, little man be damned (after she acquires The Power of his Name). It’s a seemingly simple question, but do you believe in magic?  I am very interested in tales of transformation and transformative tales.  Please share ones you know. 

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Rumpelstiltskin Summary (Clip)

We give a summary of the Grimm Bros.’ story “Rumpelstiltskin.”  

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We talk about what we think is anti-human rhetoric, seemingly uber-rational but coldly inhuman.  And these don’t help male-female relations.  And I think the solution isn’t all or even mostly rational.  

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People may have a psychological need to feel useful.  Is there a turn against this for men and women.

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Does opening the door for a woman show chivalry, caring, or is it a display of the superior strength of the man?  I try to think through the logic.  LL says it gives a role, and a sense of purpose generally, to the man.  Don’t men want to impress women?

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My friend LL and I start with some observations by Richard Reeves on rather grim statistics about men, including the suicide rate, which is about four times higher than that of women.  There are few men’s spaces left (even the Boy Scouts aren’t only for boys!), but don’t men learn and grow in same-sex environments sometimes? And isn’t there much confusion today about what a man even is and whether they are different from women? And is this confusion linked to extreme interpretations, like an over-emphasis on money or the body, and even anti-natalist viewpoints, which may be the antithesis of romance between the sexes or a love of humanity? What are your views on these things? Are we overreacting? Let’s keep the conversation going, and thank you for listening.

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Beliefs that may contribute to men’s fear of being chivalrous around women.  We talk about our impressions and experiences.  “Basic genderless politeness.”  Is chivalry implying women are weaker necessarily? 

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We talk about what we don’t hear much talk about but which many women seem to sense, based on our feelings and experiences.  Experiences also in politically liberal areas with women doing traditionally male things.  

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