▁works ▁of ▁fiction ▁and ▁non f iction . ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁interpretation ▁Er in ▁He ys ' ▁" Rel ig ious ▁Symbol s " ▁article ▁at ▁the ▁website ▁Religion ▁& ▁Snow ▁White ▁analy zes ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁numerous ▁symbols ▁in ▁the ▁story , ▁their ▁imp lications , ▁and ▁their ▁Christian ▁interpret ations , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁colours ▁red , ▁white , ▁and ▁black ; ▁the ▁apple ; ▁the ▁number ▁seven ; ▁and ▁res urre ction . ▁ ▁Other ▁interpret ations ▁The ▁Brothers ▁Gr imm ▁story ▁of ▁" S now ▁White " ▁takes ▁an ▁unusual ▁turn ▁from ▁its ▁other ▁fair y - t ale ▁counter parts ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁interpreted ▁as ▁a ▁story ▁with ▁a ▁less on ▁centered ▁around ▁des irable ▁qual ities ▁for ▁women . ▁The ▁Queen ' s — S now ▁White ' s ▁step - m other — def ining ▁characteristic ▁is ▁her ▁c unning , ▁or ▁intelligence , ▁whereas ▁Snow ▁White ' s ▁is ▁her ▁beauty . ▁Snow ▁White ▁consist ently ▁fo ils ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁je alous ▁attempts ▁to ▁kill ▁her ▁because ▁str angers ▁pity ▁and ▁help ▁her ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁child like ▁innoc ence ▁and ▁beauty . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁hun ts man , ▁who ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁kill ▁Snow ▁White , ▁describes ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁" pre tty ▁child " ▁and ▁lets ▁her ▁go , ▁which ▁car ries ▁over ▁to ▁when ▁the ▁seven ▁d war fs ▁decide ▁not ▁to ▁cast ▁her ▁out ▁when ▁they ▁find ▁Snow ▁White ▁in ▁their ▁home . ▁Even ▁when