Structural Analysis Of Little Red Riding Hood
Structural Analysis of Little Red Riding Hood The famous folk tale has been written in different versions that convey different meanings. While some authors make the protagonist a victim, others represent her as a hero. Even though the structure of all this versions might be similar, the meaning is different. In my paper, I will analyze the structure of three versions the folk tale: Little Red Riding Hood, The Grandmother, and Little Red Cap. Charles Perrault 's version, Little Red Riding Hood, is simpler than the others because it is less detailed. The initial situation of the story provides information about the illness of the grandmother. As a consequence, Little Red Riding 's mother instructs her daughter to carry out her duty and take some food to her grandmother. The little daughter obeys her mother and begins her journey. On her way, the innocent girl meets a wolf, who has a desire to eat her. The Wolf’s thoughts of eating the little girl helps the reader identify him as a bad character. The innocent girl does know that she should fear the wolf. Indeed, no one have told her that wolves could be dangerous and tricky. The little girl’s innocence begins to appear as she shares information with the villain. In fact, she treats him as a friend and unwillingly shares with him information that could make her and her grandmother in danger. Using the information that the innocent girl shared with him, villain is able to reach her grandmother’s house before her and eat her.
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