Snow White is a classic of postmodernism,in which the author Barthelme emphasizes the protagonist Snow White's hair through which he subverts the traditional concept of beauty.This novel makes a contrast between the gorgeousness of her hair and the real character of Snow White,distorting the beauty of image in the classic fairy tale;then through others' responses of her hair,the novel illustrates the spiritual barrenness of people in post-modern society,challenging the beauty of soul by exposing its emptiness and dumbness;finally the novel shows the mere existence of modern people to deconstruct the beauty of life by means of a dwarf's reflection of her hair.Barthelme overturns the classic image and subverts the concept of beauty,which shows the value orientation of anti-tradition of postmodernism.