Brothers Grimm: Hansel and Gretel

The Brothers Grimm version of Hansel and Gretel made me raise a lot of questions. Why is the father in the story included in the happily ever after ending even though he was part of the scheme that could have resulted in their death? My belief is that they wanted to maintain a certain image of the father figure to society. I think this attempt was a failure because to me the father is even more at fault than the "motherly" role. She was just a stepmother. However, Hansel and Gretel were his BLOOD and the fact that he let some woman dictate him in how to handle his kids is pathetic. A real male figure would have kicked her out instead for even thinking of causing harm to his family. You can even notice how the Grimm Brothers wanted to give the father a good image because how they included the father's resistance to the plot at first. It even states how he felt bad near the end of the story. I think its stupid and unfair how men are always justified for their actions in fairytales and the finger is always pointed at the female role.