Grimm's Fairy Tales

The Grimm Brothers, Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, were German scholars that became renown for their collection of short stories called “Grimm’s Fairy Tales.” Growing up with the death of a parent and the battle against poverty, the brothers grew together raising younger siblings and developed interest of German literature. Later in life while attending a university and beginning research, the brothers studied medieval literature in belief of it benefitting the study of Germanic mythology. After becoming more educated about German language, religion, and new fields, the brothers began publishing poems and eventually short stories (Davidson). Some of these stories include: Hansel and Gretel, The Frog King, and Repunzel (Grimm). The story The Twelve Brothers is one of the many stories written by the Grimm Brother’s that has the common genre that all of their stories share: fairy tale or folk tale (“Lit2Go”). This can instantly be concluded by the story focusing on a royal family that consists of 12 sons. The plot of this story begins with a queen expecting her thirteenth child after conceiving all boys. In chance of it being the first daughter, the king demands that all the sons to be killed so that the…

The Fairytale titled The Bremen Town-Musicians was published by the brothers Grimm in their collection of fairy tales, Grimm’s Fairy Tales (1812). The tale itself has a long cultural legacy, with adaptations to stage, film, animation, and a series of sculptures depicting the main characters, the donkey, the dog, the cat, and the chicken stacked on top of each other. It being a fairytale, it is rife with imagery and metaphor, basic building blocks for meaning and lessons in allegory. So what is…

The Devil and Rumpelstiltskin Literature is full of genres. The genres can be complex to simple. They also can seem to be equate, especially if it is in the same genre. The genre of fairy tales or folk tales is an entire genre of made-up stories for children usually ending with a theme or a life lesson. Grimm’s Fairy Tales is a twisted version of the known fairy tales. It distorts the downplayed child’s version. Two stories in Grimm’s Fairy Tales, The Devil and his Grandmother and…

From the fairy tales of princesses and dragons by Charles Perrault to the mysterious tales of Hansel and Gretel and Red Riding Hood by the Brothers Grimm children 's stories have taken many forms over the years. The question that is always asked today about children 's media is if parents should allow children to view certain media because of some possibly suggestive themes. When trying to protect children from suggestive themes some of the value of the story is lost and the moral of the story…

Surrealism, which came about in 1924, is an interesting response to the oppressive, restrictive conscious self. Fascism from what I have seen, appeals to very basic ideals. It appeals to identity, to violence, to emotion, and to what looks good. These are all things that seem to lurk under the surface, but are also very ingrained in our society. For example, we support violence (sports, war, movies, video games) as long as it’s not us feeling the urge to be violent, or it’s not someone we know…

In Grimm’s Fairy Tales, one of the most obvious aspects reproduce in fairy tales is masculinity which then triggers gender inequality. Gender equality is very important in a society because it allows for people no matter what gender to have access to the same rights as each other. Majority of Grimm’s’ fairy tales contain male characters which are heroes with characteristics of being strong, intelligent, handsome, hardworking and brave; which help the females defeat the villain. For instance in…

discussion on solely Germanic folklore. With this discussion, the Grimm brothers brought about a social unification, helping to establish the foundation of Germanic nationalism. When analyzing the Kinder- und Hausmärchen, one begins to identify this search for Germanic nationalism in the 19th century. Specifically, the Grimm’s fairy tales illustrates this development in two distinct themes: the complete obedience of authority, and the inherent suspicion/violence towards the ‘outsider’.…

as the authors of popular fairy tales loved by children and shared by adults today. Both were born in Hanau, Germany, in the years of 1785 and 1786. With the death of their father, followed by a drop in family income, their mother pushed them to study law and philology at the University of Marburg. There, the brothers adopted an interest in medieval German literature and pursued a new career, in addition to their studies. When France occupied the German territories, Jacob was recommended as a…

meaning, whether it is in real life, myths, legends, or even fairy tales. Two fairy tales which illustrate the symbolic meaning of the color red are two tales about Snow White; Brothers Grimm’s “Snow White” and Lasiar Gheug, “The King of Ireland’s Daughter.” In these fairy tales red resembles the opportunity for women to be rescued by a prince and possibly reach sexual maturity, but the shedding of blood is symbolic and necessary for women to reach their sexual maturity. The women who fully…

it was heard. Whether it was old or new, or even told by the young or the old. These stories that were heard were most likely fairy tales. They have been around for centuries and have evolved in many ways. These tales have made their way from B.C. to 2016 and will continue to make their way. Take a dive into the magnificent world of fairy tales, old and new, gruesome and fairy like, and get to know them for the amazing things that they are. First of all, what is a fairy tale? A fairy tale is a…