Storytelling is a powerful tool. Whether it is used as a method of passing down culture among civilizations or as a way to put a child to sleep, stories have their enchanting properties which affect the psychological mind. Children especially are affected by scary stories in a significant way as they mature from the themes told through the tales. As infants develop throughout orality, anality, and genitality, scary stories allow boys and girls to become aware of the human condition, their social relations, and ways to seek assurance for their existence.
Bettelheim approves the telling of scary stories to children as they enable them to overcome personal difficulties and identify with another character facing similar hardships. In a tale,
Bettelheim approves the telling of scary stories to children as they enable them to overcome personal difficulties and identify with another character facing similar hardships. In a tale,