Grimm's Fairy Tales

According to Abler (2008) from her article “The Moral of the Story,” fairy tales with infinite variations have existed throughout history and the world. They usually convey moral, social or political lessons through skillful narrative and interesting characters. However, today’s standard for fairy tales worldwide is based on full-length animated movies. The deeper meanings and lessons, as well as the moralistic revisions of some of the earlier versions are often forgotten—shifting from…

Fairy tales are a wonderful thing for many young children all over the world. They can teach life lessons that everyone should know as they grow to become part of society. Fairy tales also teach children the wrong way of living, causing them to expect the wrong things in life. Fairy tales show that the lower class is so desperate to find happiness that they will destroy themselves in the process of finding it. Some fairy tales that show this lesson are The Snow Man by Hans Christian Anderson,…

Almost everyone, as a child, has seen Walt Disney’s classic Cinderella (The French version). But, almost everyone hasn’t read another culture’s version of Cinderella. The story Cinderella (The French Version) and the story Rhodopis (The Egyptian Version) are two versions of the Cinderella we know today, and the “symbol” of the slipper, shows us both of the economics in each of the countries that these stories originated in In the French version, Cinderella, the symbol of the shoe reveals the…

The fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood reveals the drastic transition of a female from childhood into adulthood. The chronicle of Little Red Riding Hood through the woods represents the journey of the innocent and naive child, losing her virginity and becoming an adult. Little Red Riding Hood’s encounter with the wolf in the forest relays the reality of entering adulthood by reaching sexual maturity, which is marked by the lost of virginity. Both Perrault and the Grimm Brothers explored the…

The tales of the wild men, Iron Hans by Friedmund Von Arnim and The Wild Man by the Grimm brothers, have distinct differences which gives a definite choice of which is the more thought out of the two. Where Iron Hans is longer and more thought out with a cohesive plot, The Wild Man is shorter, thrown together, and overall very choppy. The tales both had the same basic plot, with the wild man being caught and then released by the young son of whoever is keeping him, both of them leaving the…

Folklore is a worldwide tradition. Fairy tales have been read or told to countless young children for many years. After listening to these stories children’s imaginations start to evolve thinking that what they have heard are true. Fairy Tales have impacted many children’s lives for numerous years due to the fictional aspect of the stories with creatures, supernatural abilities, and fantasies. These appealing fictional aspects have helped these stories withstand time for hundreds or even…

Fairy tales play a huge part of many part of many kids childhoods.When most people imagine fairytales, they will imagine a princess that needs saving or a princess finding love with a prince.The tales almost always have an happy ending. Most fairy tales convey a moral or lesson for example,in the story of Cinderella the moral is supposed to be to fight for what you want with a hard work and a good heart. But what if these fairytales are not at all what you thought they were? Fairy tales are…

and fairytales, though also used for entertainment, were mainly used to teach lessons to the young. Every tale once analyzed is seen to be formed through certain structures that include Propp Theory among others. As a result, many of the tales told in similar time periods contain the same morals and societies rules and beliefs. Some of which have immersed themselves into modern culture. Such tales like “The Tigers Bride” by Angela Carter and Grimm Brother’s “The Raven” and “The Goose Girl” are…

In the book “Stardust” by Neil Gaiman, it is about Tristan Thorn’s journey to find the star and to bring it back to his love, Victoria Forester. The main message that the author has brought to the readers is to jump out of our comfort zone because it can enhance readers’ experiences and knowledge. The author showed this theme through the glass snowdrop, a village shop called Monday and Brown’s stocking system, and Tristan’s character development. In my opinion, this theme is still relevant in…

Little Red Riding Hood by Thompson, is a European based fairy tale that revolves around a Big Bad Wolf and the young girl (Red Riding Hood). The girl walks through a forest to deliver some snacks to her grandmother. A Big Bad Wolf accosts her and makes attempts to kill her, but she outwits him. The wolf stealthily goes to the girls’ grandmother and swallows her. He then puts on grandmother’s clothes to mimic her so that he could lure the girl into his jaws. The girl is however wise enough to…