Comparison Of Little Red Riding Hood

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The story of “Little Red Riding Hood” that I heard and read in my childhood was very simple and worthwhile, but now there are many different versions of the same story. As the storytellers of this story are different, so are the author’s styles. Because of this, they select the topics of the story which they desire. Some authors write the same story in a very complex and enthusiastic manner. But, the meanings of all the stories end up the same. The elements that I am going to discuss are little red, wolf, granny. The verities of versions that are discussed are the first version that I know and the second version is from Perrault’s and the third version is from Angela Carter “The Werewolf.” By looking at Little Red, Wolf, and Granny in the stories

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