Archetypes In Red Riding Hood

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The movie “Red Riding Hood” is a classical art work that had been introduced to the huge collection of children bedtime story for many centuries. The significance of the movie is transformed from the original story itself. Even though it is just a fairy tale, “Red Riding Hood” associates many interesting archetypes of character that are later on being used by many motion pictures and filmmaker. The first significant character, as well as the protagonist of the story is a little girl that distinguished by a red hood. The young character is lively, crave for adventure and naïve. The same idea can also be illustrated within the framework of building many protagonists from Disney and DreamWorks studio. The potential of curiosity and venturing attitude

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