Response to "The Snow Child"

Upon beginning to read "The Snow Child" by Angela Carter, I recognized the allusions to Snow White instantly.  Having always been obsessed with Snow White when I was a little kid, I remember her skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood adn her hair as black as coal.  However, the story twists into quite the opposite of Snow White.  I was abolutely shocked by what occured at the end of this story. 

Upon reading this, I think that the girl in the snow that the count and his wife found naked in the snow is a result of the masculine sexual fantasy, and I find it interesting that once she's gone, all that is left behind is a rose, a feather and a bloodstain.  I think that this shows that in reality, the snow child was never real to begin with.  I believe that the entire story shows that a man would be more willing to fulfill his deepest fantasies instead of "settle" for the woman that he is with.  What this means is in the story, instead of being happy with his countess, the count would more willingly pursue a fantasy that does not exist.