Fairy tales have existed for an extensive amount of time. Long ago, and continuing today, they were an essential part of everyday life. Two fairy tales that will be discussed are Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel and Gretel. These fairy tales, among others enticed people with various emotions including, enthusiasm and hatred toward the plot and the people. It was also through these stories that people were taken on an adventure within the enchanting and heroic themes that the author (or storyteller) presented. Despite Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel and Gretel’s popularity among adults and children alike, there are many controversial questions that these fairy tales lead to. Some of the most important questions that parents, educators,
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In both the children’s and The Grimm Brothers tale, the children left their house numerous times to get away from the woodcutter and his wife who took care of them (since their parents died.) This was because they overheard their guardians discussing to get rid of them by making them get lost in the forest. The guardians did this because they didn’t have enough food to provide for everyone. Unfortunately, the children did become lost in the woods and grew hungry. This prompted them to eat pieces of an edible cottage that an old woman lived in. The old women fattened Hansel in order to eat him and she also tried to kill Gretel by stuffing her in an oven. Fortunately, Gretel stuffed the old woman into the oven and saved Hansel. This resulted in the children running back to their home. Hansel and Gretel is a major example of how fairy tales may contain hidden messages and twisted values such as aggressiveness, neglect, and gender. One of the hidden messages in the tale is prevalent when Gretel pushed the old lady into the fiery oven. In the Middle Ages into the 19th century (when the book was originally written) witches were brought to their death by burning in an oven (Roberts, Katherine, 2001, p. 512). This is just one of the many hidden messages throughout the
In both the children’s and The Grimm Brothers tale, the children left their house numerous times to get away from the woodcutter and his wife who took care of them (since their parents died.) This was because they overheard their guardians discussing to get rid of them by making them get lost in the forest. The guardians did this because they didn’t have enough food to provide for everyone. Unfortunately, the children did become lost in the woods and grew hungry. This prompted them to eat pieces of an edible cottage that an old woman lived in. The old women fattened Hansel in order to eat him and she also tried to kill Gretel by stuffing her in an oven. Fortunately, Gretel stuffed the old woman into the oven and saved Hansel. This resulted in the children running back to their home. Hansel and Gretel is a major example of how fairy tales may contain hidden messages and twisted values such as aggressiveness, neglect, and gender. One of the hidden messages in the tale is prevalent when Gretel pushed the old lady into the fiery oven. In the Middle Ages into the 19th century (when the book was originally written) witches were brought to their death by burning in an oven (Roberts, Katherine, 2001, p. 512). This is just one of the many hidden messages throughout the