Since
the beginning of time tales have been told been told and passed down from
generation to generation. These tales
were not just fairytales, but also legends and myths. Though most would not see a strong difference
between the three types of stories, there is.
For example, a myth is a narrative that is believed to be true and has
something to do with gods or higher beings.
Legends, on the other hand, are true facts or stories that are
dramatized and distorted in some way.
Finally, fairy tales have magic and enchantment within the stories.
The
purpose of a fairy tale is to help guide others thoughts and moral
standards. For example, when the Grim
Brothers began writing fairy tales they were trying to help people view Germany
as a strong powerful nation through the morals of the tales. There are two morals in the tales, one for
children and one for adults. As known in “Red Riding Hood”, due to the wolf
eating the child because she didn’t listen to her mother, the child sees that
they should listen to there elders. At
the same adults would find that it teaches girls to be weary of male
predators. Disney also had a purpose for
his tales, showing the United States that they are still strong and that men
need not be weak because of the great depression. Though the two tales are changed to meet
different goals they have the same basic fairy tale elements. Fairy
tales consist of many elements depending on the intended moral though there are
a few common elements in all stories.
The ideas of magic and enchantment are two necessary elements. There must be a villain, a hero and a
victim. The victim, commonly female,
needs help or needs to escape. The hero,
commonly male, is the only one to save her from the villain, commonly monster
or witch.
Through out time the morals of fairy
tales will be changed to meet the needs of the future generation. Though none of the morals stay the same, the
general elements will in fact always be apart of fairy tales, myths and legends.
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