Bruno Bettelheim, child psychologist, was one of the most controversial psychoanalysts in history. Born in Vienna in 1903, he was sent to a concentration camp, where he was liberated after World War II. He soon went to America and became a citizen. In the United States, Bettelheim worked at the University of Chicago as a professor. He has also worked with many mentally ill children to help them with their daily lives. While helping these children, Bettelheim wrote about his discoveries and published numerous books and scientific articles. Many praised his achievements and accepted the useful psychological guidelines of his work. Others criticized Bettelheim, saying he mistreated the children he worked with or plagiarized many of his works. In 1990, Bettelheim committed suicide. In one of his most important books, The Uses of Enchantment, written in 1976, Bettelheim explores the relationship between a child's development and fairy tales. Many praised the ideas put forward by Bettelheim, but critics accused him of being plagiarized or containing false information. In his attempt to describe the influence of fairy tales on children, Bettelheim creates many excellent theories that would nevertheless have an impact in the psychological community; this impact is weakened by the counterpoints formulated by the critics. In Bettelheim's book, The Uses of Enchantment, he puts forward many plausible and splendid theories about the relationship between the fairy tale and child development. One of the most significant theories presented by Bettelheim is that if a child is deprived of a fairy tale, he may not be able to take the lesson he learned and apply it to real life (Dundes ). According to Bettelheim, fairy tales teach essential lessons that could help a child learn...... middle of article...... and The Children's Literature Association 6 (1977): 93-114. Rep. in contemporary literary criticism. Ed. James P. Draper and Jennifer Allison Brostrom. Flight. 79. Detroit: Gale Research, 1994. Literary Resource Center. Internet. March 11, 2010. Illick, Joseph E. “Telling Another Fairy Tale.” New Leader 73.6 (April 16, 1990): 20-21. Rep. In Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Janet Witalec. Flight. 175. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Information Resource Center. Internet. February 12, 2010.Zipes, Jack. “On the use and abuse of folk tales and fairy tales with children: the moralist magic wand of Bruno Bettelheim. » Breaking the Magic Spell: Radical Theories of Folklore and Fairy Tales. University of Texas Press, 1979. 160-182. Rep. in contemporary literary criticism. Ed. James P. Draper and Jennifer Allison Brostrom. Flight. 79. Detroit: Gale Research, 1994. Information Resource Center. Internet. February 12. 2010.