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Extreme Makeover: Fairy Godmother Edition

Imaginary Worlds

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The Invisibility of the Fairy Godmother

The invisibility of fairy godmothers as mentor figures might be due to how American and Western culture in general doesn't have a lot of use for older women. A lot of people have argued that she helps the protagonists too much. Gail Carson Levine thinks that made sense in the 17th century.

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