Theme Portrayed in Little Red Riding Hood

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Theme portrayed in Little Red Riding Hood References: Clugston, R. W. (2010). Journey into literature. San Diego, California: Bridgepoint Education, Inc. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/books Great fairytales: Part 6: Justice and punishment: Little red riding hood by charles perrault, translated by AE johnson. (2009, Oct 15). The Guardian. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/244210436?accountid=32521 acedrama.edublogs.org/2011/12/22/fairy-tale-blog-thesis-statements/ In the short story, written by Charles Perrault, Little Red Riding Hood, there are many different translations to the meaning behind the story. In my personal opinion, I believe that the true meaning is obedience and the consequences of disobedience. The reason for me believing this is the meaning of the story are as follows: Little Red Riding Hood going against the path that she knew would get her to her grandmothers cottage with no problems, compared to going down a path that would take longer for her to get to her grandmother’s home. I believe that the setting of this short story really helps to bring out the little girls surroundings throughtout the story. With the author speaking of a certain little village and then also speaking of Little Red Riding Hood adventures in the forest with picking flowers, chasing butterflies as wellas gathering nuts for her grandmother. The second literary element I chose from this story is the characters. I loved how it was placed around a family, grandmother, mother and daughter, as well as the wolf whom plays the villon. I remember this story as a young child being told to me by my mother as a way not to get into trouble if I was given a task or chore to do while my parents were gone. There were many times that I chose the wrong path and had many adventures but I learned to keep my eyes on the task at hand and not
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