Critical Analysis Of Charles Perrault's Little Red Riding Hood
The following essay will analyze Charles Perrault’s “Little Red Riding Hood”. The main focal point is the difference of how the story would have been interpreted during another culture and time. Perrault wrote this fairytale during seventeenth century France, and through his writing he expresses his concern about “...attractive, well bred ladies…”accompanying themselves with strangers. However, if the same story was to be written in the 20th century, the story would focus more on the consequences of the, “...wicked wolf...”, manipulating the young girl into getting into bed with him. Charles Perrault adapted the fairytale during what some consider the Golden Age of France, when literature, history, education, and the arts were influencing the nation unlike ever before. At this time, in France’s history, women were not yet considered equals and were years away from being accepted into the world of the arts, literature, and education. So, it only makes sense …show more content…
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