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Analytic Analysis Little Red Riding Hood

Introduction

'Rich older man seeks teenage nanny with daddy issues for stalking, assisted suicide and disturbing Red Riding Hood romance, possibly more'. Or that's how Joyce Carol Oates's A Fair Maiden would read if it was in a lonely hearts column. Luckily for us and for Gothic literature in general, Oates has chosen the more conventional novella form.

Little Red Riding Hood is not a mere story that only describes a little cute girl bringing food and drink for her grandmother. It is in reality a depiction of a girl's trip from childhood into adulthood, where the forest provides the glittering opportunity for her to lose her way and transform into an adult. There are a number of variants of the story and each one tries to present a different view of the process through which the entry into adulthood is achieved. The aim of this essay is to present an understanding regarding the originality of the ideas in the retelling of the story and the extent to which the authors have been able to do justice to their effort.

Discussion

The two famous and most read versions of the story provide a distinguishing approach to Red Hood's transformation from a child to an adult. Charles Perrault in his story “Little Red Riding Hood,” provides a clear distinction between a child and a grown adult by using a clever line of thought. He presents an idea that Red Riding enters adulthood as soon as the wolf possesses her body by physically eating her. This is symbolized as Red Riding losing her virginity and thereby becoming an adult who is responsible for her actions and deeds. The author tends to draw a distinction between the life and responsibilities of a child and the one of an adult and their place in the society.

However, the version provided by Brother Grimm's “Little Red Cap,” presents a more modern view of the concept of sexuality and adulthood. They have tried to take the concept of experience and integrate it into the story by showing that Red cap is saved from the Wolf. The hunter cuts the stomach of the wolf and frees Red cap. The authors have used the concept of experience by stating that Red cap upon being rescued, promises to be careful in the future and not fall for the traps of lust.

Grimm's version is more matured as they make a considerable effort to overlap the spheres of childhood and adulthood by asserting that the child learns from her mistake. It's only when she makes a pact with herself by taking responsibility of her actions that she enters adulthood. Both the version makes and argument showing that there exist a direct relationship between the innocence of a child and their sexuality. But both the versions take a different path to illustrate the point.

Analysis of Charles Perrault LRRH

In his retelling of the story, Charles portrayed Red Riding as a girl with good moral and physical features. The ...