Fairy Tales Morals

Fairy tales are short, simple stories that have at least one moral bring portrayed in the story. I never thought about the origin of fairy tales and were never concerned about how they were shaped and changed to fit into the culture of the time period they were written for. I know that fairy tales are written for children and are often read aloud by parents and teachers during preschool. When I was just a young American boy growing up in the suburbs of the the Orlando area, my mother would read fairy tales from Charles Perrault to me. Having annual passes to the local theme park, Walt Disney World, I was able to see the characters from the pages come to life in a special way. I have always been fascinated by the connections made with the character from Perrault’s tales and the applications able to be made to real life experiences. This paper is an in depth search into the implementation of the morals portrayed in the tales. When sitting in English class one day a few weeks ago, my well known teacher informed us that we would be starting to write a paper. The students, as one could imagine, went into a full out sigh and had a defensive anger against this new dreadful assignment. As we began reading fairy tales and completing other foundational work on the background to fairy tales, I felt this excitement that I have not felt in many years, it was a feeling that brought be back to my youth. We began with completing a handout using a powerpoint provided by the instructor