Little Red Cap The Company Of Wolves And Wolf Hood Symbolism

Among the plots of “Little Red Cap,” “The Company of Wolves” and “Wolfland,” a dominant character that is prevalent throughout the stories is the character of the wolf. Although the role of the wolf, and his or her position in altering the storyline varies from story to story, they each represent a common premise for the stories as a whole. The common theme of the wolf being a figure that causes the female protagonists to stray from their paths, both literally and figuratively, aid in deciphering and analyzing the representation of each individual wolf among the stories. Throughout the three stories, we see that the protagonist strays from her path from the wolf’s interference. Whether it be Lisel’s grandmother sending her servant Beautiful as her escort in “Wolfland,” the hunter making the bet to reach the grandmother’s house first in “The Company of Wolves” or the literal wolf that stops and asks “Little Red Cap” about her venture in the forest; each wolf provides an excuse that causes their respective protagonists to stray from their journey. Although these journeys can be seen as literal journeys through each respective forest, the authors are each trying to convey a deeper message of change and transcendence through life by a circumstance. These circumstances are analogous to the character of the wolf. “Little Red Cap” is the most subjective of the three stories. This is due to the fact that there is an impressive amount of symbolism in this narrative. We first see