This is evident through Ali Baba's actions trying to hide his thievery and how the bandits were trying to kill him. From this readers can conclude that through the characters’ cunning personality, everyone is portrayed as villains. The main character, Ali Baba, is nothing more than a thief himself who also steals from the bandits. The fairy tale’s portrayal of a villain is accompanied by trickery. As a result, the illustration of a villain and deception parallels in the corruption of our society. Despite if one is a good person or not, deceitfulness can ruin a person. This explicates how trickery is portrayed as a bad characteristics. In addition, most fairy tales conveys the idea of good vs. evil; however “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves” depicts an organized criminal organization and how easily they can be replace by others through ruthlessness (Mansour). The fact that this is brought up suggests how crime can be portrayed as greed since people are driven by these sinful acts of gaining power and wealth. Consequently, because of their avarice and desires, one may be consumed in the temptation of
This is evident through Ali Baba's actions trying to hide his thievery and how the bandits were trying to kill him. From this readers can conclude that through the characters’ cunning personality, everyone is portrayed as villains. The main character, Ali Baba, is nothing more than a thief himself who also steals from the bandits. The fairy tale’s portrayal of a villain is accompanied by trickery. As a result, the illustration of a villain and deception parallels in the corruption of our society. Despite if one is a good person or not, deceitfulness can ruin a person. This explicates how trickery is portrayed as a bad characteristics. In addition, most fairy tales conveys the idea of good vs. evil; however “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves” depicts an organized criminal organization and how easily they can be replace by others through ruthlessness (Mansour). The fact that this is brought up suggests how crime can be portrayed as greed since people are driven by these sinful acts of gaining power and wealth. Consequently, because of their avarice and desires, one may be consumed in the temptation of