This poem presents a different ending to the tale of "Snow White," in this revised version the Wicked Queen is envied in such a way, that the commoners around her attempt to replicate and make themselves as beautiful as she. The Queen, though fawned at and imitated by all, is insecure of her own beauty, in spite of the fact that all strive to be her, she needs the affirmation of the mirror that she is "the fairest of them all." This poem presents the issues of vanity and insecurity how they go hand in hand. The Queen while she need not be unconfident, because of the chance that someone could be better, more beautiful. This poem shows how the need to be better is shallow and will end up destroying you because you are not confident in yourself unless you are the best at something.
An important portion of this poem is the irony of the Queen's character. True beauty is the confidence in oneself that the reaffirmation from others is unnecessary. The Queen's vanity is false because she is not satisfied with the beauty she has, she strives to increase her attractiveness. She askes her Mirror if she is the fairest everyday because she does not have the confidence necessary to be able to know that she is beautiful no matter what others think or say. This portion is ironic because she constantly wants to preserve her title as fairest of them all when she is consistently unsure whether or not she deserves the title.
Also, the use of imagery in the poem aids with the overall meaning of the work. Lines such as, "Diadems of diamonds replacing buns and braids," present what about the Queen is envied. In order to increase their beauty, others in this realm wish to have the fine decalage of the Queen. Products and jewelry are utilized in the attempt for greater beauty. This shows how the Queen is known for her finery, she is beautiful because of the posessions she owns according to others in this poem. This imagery ties into the meaning of how insecurity will cause people to believe that material things and the affirmation of others will make up for a lack of confidence in onself.
This poem represents the opinion of many females in society that what one wears or what one does to oneself can cause confidence. Rather the insecurity that people feel cannot be solved with such trinkets. The realization of beauty comes from within. This poem presents an example of society and how materialistic things cannot substitute for confidence or liking oneself.
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