There shouldn't really be snobbery in the fairytale world, unless it is the inverted kind given it is always the downtrodden and the ill treated that get the happy ever after ending as a rule. But one of the things I love about fairytales is they are adaptable and I see no reason why a world with different magical species shouldn't develop its own hierarchy. Where you get hierarchies you get snobbery!
One of the things I love about the Shrek series is the way fairytale creatures and their roles are inverted. Where else is the ogre the hero?! It is perfectly possible for an upside down value system to show snobbery the other way round. The rich prince is looked down on, they're all presumed to be chinless wonders, the ugly and unfortunate can be the only category the heroes come from.
I think it more interesting to mix things up here. I like characters that defy expectation. Shrek is a great example of that. But how about the rich boy who isn't a snob? How about the poor girl who is? What stories could come from that?
One of the things I love about the Shrek series is the way fairytale creatures and their roles are inverted. Where else is the ogre the hero?! It is perfectly possible for an upside down value system to show snobbery the other way round. The rich prince is looked down on, they're all presumed to be chinless wonders, the ugly and unfortunate can be the only category the heroes come from.
I think it more interesting to mix things up here. I like characters that defy expectation. Shrek is a great example of that. But how about the rich boy who isn't a snob? How about the poor girl who is? What stories could come from that?
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