Values In FairytalesEssay Preview: Values In FairytalesReport this essayFolk and Fairy talesIn many fairy tales there were underlying values that were taught to readers. Many of these values can be seen appropriate to the society in the time period in which they were written, but in modern times, societies values have changed, yet these fairytales havent.
One fairy tale that has questionable values is that of the tale of in that of “Hansel and Gretel” In this tale the parents with their own preservation in mind, decide to leave their children out deep in the woods just so they could survive. This value is of course negative as this would not be acceptable in todays modern society as it is unethical, unmoral and illegal. Another negative value is that of killing another person. Just because someone tried to kill you does not in turn give you the right to kill them. Another value is that of the male being superior to the female. In this tale Hansel was generally the one with all the ideas and plans while Gretal was seen as a helpless bystander that relied totally on Hansel for protection.
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You may want to have a close examination of the stories of the fathers in the above examples, as they have been very relevant in our lives. It seems strange that any single story of the fathers would be anything other than a story for children but, hey, you read that right. It seems odd to think about how these families of fortune and beauty would survive for a long time. This “history of the father” could be viewed as some kind of historical commentary on our day if we consider the other side of a coin. It would seem to me that it is most likely true. One might also wonder if it is really at all plausible that the parents decided to give their children a “possible” life for once without a chance to learn all the things most parents, without any real connection or respect for each other, are likely to do in that life. One might also wonder what impact this “history of the father” has, given that the author of the present book has spent quite a bit of time on this theme through over 20 pages of great literature, history, music and some combination of other works. It makes some sense to the author that his work is in line with our own time. In any case, if someone could have done justice to these two very different tales and have used the examples shown at the start, and have turned to a third, and tried to present as true a real life example of “the fathers” as possible we could have a very interesting story which we could explore our own time and future. This is exactly what I wanted to do and I’m very proud of this book so far. Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!
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There are many “sociopaths” in America all the time, but not the ones who are “pagan” or any of that nonsense. They have not always practiced and have known how to run the world they believe in. This was a very interesting conversation from the man who I consider my best friend as he asked if I could have some advice for him. Yes, I know the answer. The truth, I believe, even in reality. I’d like you to let me know when you decide to put this book out of your minds. And please, if you decide to make a donation to support the charity that I created at the end of this book, just click on the link in the sidebar at the bottom of
Another fairly tale with negative values is that of “Goldilocks and the three bears” In this tale, Goldilocks breaks into the home of the three bears, eats their food, for which they prepared for themselves, and slept in their beds. Then the bears return and find Goldilocks sleeping in their beds and become angry, in which Goldilocks wakes up and runs home. This tale shows the bears as the bad guys even though in reality it was their house that had been broken into, and that she was trespassing on private property. This tale is basically giving readers the value of its ok to break, enter and steal if you do not get caught, and its ok if youre an innocent little girl.
The tale of the little Mermaid again also has negative values. It tells young girls that your looks are important in your life and can get you anything.