Seductions Faced in The Adventure to Success in Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault

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Little Red Riding Hood tells a story of a young and innocent girl, who was sent to look after her grandmother by her mother, however, she was distracted by the wolf and fell into the wolf’s trap, as a result, both her and her grandmother was eaten by the wolf. The story ends in a way which the readers may not anticipated, because most readers expect fairy tales to have a happy ending. In the beginning of the story, Charles Perrault created this character little red riding hood as an extremely lovable figure, therefore, some readers might wonder why such an innocent figure was eaten by a wolf, and the reasons Charles Perrault made this tragedy happen. In this famous fairy tale, by visualizing the characters such Little Red Riding Hood, the wolf and the mother, as well as the setting of the story, Charles Perrault illustrates the seductions and difficulties people will face on their adventure to success and also gives people advices on how to handle these seductions.
Little Red Riding Hood is portrayed as an innocent figure who has no precaution consciousness and is easily seduced. In the story, we see that little red riding hood told the wolf where her grandmother lives, “and she had a good time gathering nuts, chasing butterflies, and picking bunches of flowers that she found” (Perrault 12). Little red riding hood told wolf the address of her grandmother the first time they met each other, this demonstrates she thinks the wolf is completely harmless. Furthermore, she followed the advice given by a complete stranger without asking for a reason, she simply believes anything the wolf says. These actions reflect her as an ignorant figure, and she trusts the wolf because the wolf is kind to her. This demonstrates the readers that fir...

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...e cannot figure out who is trying to put her in danger, therefore making her completely defenseless to the bad character which is the wolf. It is Litter Red Riding Hood’s own fault that she should not be seduced so easily, and furthermore, it was the society’s fault, the society is composed of too many wolves, who are intelligent but also brutal, they will jump out of nowhere and eat you right away. Many people now days are exactly like Little Red Riding Hood, they own fortunes like money, power or beauty; nevertheless, they do not know how to protect their fortunes and can be easily seduced by the “wolves” in society. Thus, Charles Perrault demonstrated people how to avoid these traps, and how to not get eaten by the big bad wolf.

Works Cited

Perrault, Charles. “Little Red Riding Hood”. The Classic Fairy Tales. Ed Maria Tatar. New York: W.W. Norton. 11-13. Print

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