Sidney Rosenblatt in his essay `` Thumbelina and the Development of Female Sexuality '' believes the tale may be analyzed , from the perspective of Freudian psychoanalysis , as the story of female masturbation .
Sidney Rosenblatt in his essay , `` Thumbelina and the Development of Female Sexuality '' believes the tale may be analyzed from the perspective of Freudian psychosexual development . He believes the story is one of female masturbation .