Fairy Tales: Adults vs. Children
As a child, I loved hearing fairytales retold by my parents
and teachers and they were always fun and had a great moral to teach however
they were suitable for children bearing no sexual innuendos.
The Brother’s Grimm tell the stories that I remember as a
child and I do believe are quite suitable for children… carter on the other
hand, well, not so much. She tells the story from an adult’s point of view, not
leaving much to the imagination.
I look back when we read the different versions of little
red riding hood and I am reminded of the almost cruel version that implied that
the wolf was having sexual relations with little red riding hood and I think of
Carter’s work with Puss in Boots. She tells the story with explicit detail that
may not be suitable for children, or I wouldn’t be so quick to put it on an
elementary reading list!
The Brother’s Grimm keep it simple and explain the
fairytales as I remember them therefore being quite suitable for children. Back
to the question of Angela Carter bringing tales back to their original meanings…
I somewhat agree with that because the tales we know as told by the Brother’s
Grim are just that, a retold tale so who’s to say that the originals weren’t as
graphic as told by Carter?
With all that being said, I believe that some versions are
meant for adults and some are meant for children but as with everything, the
two need to be decided upon by the child’s parents and how they are being
raised. Guess there is no right or wrong way to tell a fairy tale.
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