"Are Grimm's Fairy Tales too twisted for children"
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20130801-too-grimm-for-children
Stephen Evans, a member of BBC, discussed whether Grimm's versions of fairy tales are too twisted for children. Evans states,"behind the safe titles lie dark stories of sex and violence – tales of murder, mutilation, cannibalism, infanticide and incest, as one academic puts it." Fairy tales are filled with dark elements and themes which are hidden behind innocent titles. Evans argues that these dark themes are because of the time period of the writers. Maria Tatar even writes, "These tales are not politically correct. They are full of sex and violence. In Snow White, the stepmother asks for the lungs and liver of the little girl. She's just seven years old and she's been taken into the woods by the huntsman. That’s pretty scary. "And then the evil stepmother is made to dance to death in red-hot iron shoes. In Cinderella, you’ve got the stepsisters whose heels and toes are cut off." Such adult themes of gore and sexuality saturate the fairy tales. These themes entertain us and allow us to justify behaviors contrary to societies "rules". The Grimm brother's created stories which appeal to the wicked side of humanity.
Stephen Evans, a member of BBC, discussed whether Grimm's versions of fairy tales are too twisted for children. Evans states,"behind the safe titles lie dark stories of sex and violence – tales of murder, mutilation, cannibalism, infanticide and incest, as one academic puts it." Fairy tales are filled with dark elements and themes which are hidden behind innocent titles. Evans argues that these dark themes are because of the time period of the writers. Maria Tatar even writes, "These tales are not politically correct. They are full of sex and violence. In Snow White, the stepmother asks for the lungs and liver of the little girl. She's just seven years old and she's been taken into the woods by the huntsman. That’s pretty scary. "And then the evil stepmother is made to dance to death in red-hot iron shoes. In Cinderella, you’ve got the stepsisters whose heels and toes are cut off." Such adult themes of gore and sexuality saturate the fairy tales. These themes entertain us and allow us to justify behaviors contrary to societies "rules". The Grimm brother's created stories which appeal to the wicked side of humanity.
Evans, Stephen. “BBC - Culture - Are Grimm's Fairy Tales Too Twisted for Children?” BBC News, BBC, 21 Oct. 2014, www.bbc.com/culture/story/20130801-too-grimm-for-children. Accessed 11 Apr. 2017.
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