Power Of Revenge In The Little Girl And The Wolf

The Power of Revenge Revenge is the act of inflicting hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands. A fairy tale is a children's story about magical and imaginary beings and lands with the purpose of teaching a moral or lesson. A fairy tale’s moral or lesson is suppose to inform the audience of the principles of right or wrong behavior in order to teach about proper conduct in society. The story’s moral or lesson is exemplified through the protagonists actions and words. However, when the protagonists actions include seeking revenge on those that wronged them instead of ‘taking the high road’ the reader is left in doubt over the fairy tales moral. The presence of revenge shocks the readers and puts into question the credibility of the story’s label as a fairy tale. In the story “Cinderella” by Lin Lan the protagonist seeks revenge on her step sister and step mother. When Beauty’s stepmother refuses to let her go to the village theater, Beauty decides to go horseback riding to pass the time. When riding her shoe falls into a ditch and it is retrieved by a …show more content…
In the story, Little Red Riding Hood meets a big wolf on the path to grandma's house and informs him where she is going. The Wolf gets to grandmas house first and eats her up. When arriving to grandma’s house, Little Red Riding Hood knew it was not her grandma laying in bed, “so the little girl took an automatic out of her basket and shot the wolf dead” (17). Little Red Riding Hood sought revenge on the wolf for killing her grandma and almost killing her. The death of the wolf by the hands of Little Red Riding Hood demonstrates her power, strength, and her ability to stand up for herself in anyway possible. The view as a heroine in the eyes of the audience is twisted and Little Red Riding Hood’s evil demeanor leaves the audience in