Blog #1

Question 1:
I chose the version of "Little Red Riding Hood" that was written by Charles Perrault since we discussed a little bit in class of his version and morals/ warnings of the story. I thought this version was interesting because he was too the point and didn't go into detail at all. In class we discussed how on some versions the mother tells her little girl to not veer off of the path and just go directly towards her grandmother's house; however, in this version the Perrault states, "One day her mother, having made some cakes, said to her, 'Go, my dear, and see how your grandmother is doing, for I hear she has been very ill. Take her a cake, and this little pot of butter.'" the mother didn't have any warnings for Riding Hood. At the end, Perrault states the moral of making sure your children (especially attractive and 'well bred ladies') should never talk to strangers because you never know their intentions. He even gives a warning to watch out for the quiet ones! Perrault's fairy tale version applies to class because he does infer the warning of the loss of virtue is given a bad reputation, it also implies a sexual content and being aware of these surroundings.

Question 2:
In the tale, "Little Red Riding Hood" written by Charles Perrault, Riding Hood has both internal and external conflicts. An external conflict provided is between her and the wolf. Riding Hood doesn't know it's dangerous to talk to the wolves; however, this wolf conflicts with her path of going to her grandmother as he intrudes to guide her towards the longer path so he can get to her grandmother's house before her, Perrault states, "The poor child, who did not know that it was dangerous to stay and talk to a wolf..." This tells us the wolf is not meant for any good. The wolf guides her in a different path so he can eat her grandmother and take her place, hoping to take Riding Hood as well. Not only does Riding Hood have an external conflict, but also an internal conflict that is inferred. The internal conflict that she faces is her curiosity she has towards the wolf, Perrault infers through his statement, "She was greatly amazed to see how her grandmother looked in her nightclothes, and said to her, 'Grandmother, what big arms you have!'" She shows that she has noticed that obviously the wolf is not her grandmother but she continues to stay because of her curiosity of this wolf whom she met walking down the path.