Body: It has always been expected for children to develop to a state of mind where they become trustworthy resources in society to depend upon. There is no other best way for a child to prove his/her developed trustworthiness than to show their ability to keep a promise—become a person of their word. In folktales, children are influenced to become dependable individuals by demonstrating fantasized rewarding conclusions, and if not they will suffer the consequences. This is best demonstrated in numerous of Jacob and Wilhelm’s (the Grimm Brothers) princess-finds-prince tales, such as the fairytale of “The Frog Prince,” where a princess promises a frog to allow him to drink from her glass, and sit and sleep beside her for three days if he retrieved
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These kinds of situations are best heard/told through “blossoming/transformation” and “twofaced” themed characters. Two great examples could be seen in “Beauty and the Beast” by Beaumont, and “The Ugly Duckling” by Han Christian Anderson, since they both have similar aspects. In “Beauty and the Beast,” the east was first seen as a terrifying creature (as a monster), but as time progressed Beauty began to see that Beast had nothing but a kind soul, consequently she developed feeling for him. In “The Ugly Duckling,” similar to the beast, is criticized by his initial appearance and rejected by society (the animal kingdom), until he undergoes a transformation, and becomes a beautiful swan. Janice S. Eitelgeorge, professor of teaching and learning, points out that the judgment that the duckling went through caused him to become self-conscious, nevertheless, it was only temporary (uncouth stage). On the other hand, Grimm and Grimm’s “Little Red-Cap” narrate a situation where an unwise quick judgment and lack of analyzation led to a dangerous situation. In this tale a young girl decides to under analyze (quickly judge) a wolf she had encountered in her to her grandmothers cabin; however, what she once thought was an innocent wolf turned out to be a morbidly minded creature that wanted nothing else than a mouthful of human. Even though the Grimm Brothers exemplified a tale where the lack of analyzation could be dangerous, it demonstrated that people are not who they appear, so do not judge a person by their
These kinds of situations are best heard/told through “blossoming/transformation” and “twofaced” themed characters. Two great examples could be seen in “Beauty and the Beast” by Beaumont, and “The Ugly Duckling” by Han Christian Anderson, since they both have similar aspects. In “Beauty and the Beast,” the east was first seen as a terrifying creature (as a monster), but as time progressed Beauty began to see that Beast had nothing but a kind soul, consequently she developed feeling for him. In “The Ugly Duckling,” similar to the beast, is criticized by his initial appearance and rejected by society (the animal kingdom), until he undergoes a transformation, and becomes a beautiful swan. Janice S. Eitelgeorge, professor of teaching and learning, points out that the judgment that the duckling went through caused him to become self-conscious, nevertheless, it was only temporary (uncouth stage). On the other hand, Grimm and Grimm’s “Little Red-Cap” narrate a situation where an unwise quick judgment and lack of analyzation led to a dangerous situation. In this tale a young girl decides to under analyze (quickly judge) a wolf she had encountered in her to her grandmothers cabin; however, what she once thought was an innocent wolf turned out to be a morbidly minded creature that wanted nothing else than a mouthful of human. Even though the Grimm Brothers exemplified a tale where the lack of analyzation could be dangerous, it demonstrated that people are not who they appear, so do not judge a person by their