Little Red Riding Hood, by Paul Galdone, is a children’s book that inspires and is meant to remind the audience to follow directions. It inspires the audience by combining fable characters to real world experiences such as children talking to strangers and listening to your parents and being more careful when going places you are not as familiar with. While some of the dialogue of Little Red Riding Hood, by Paul Galdone could be more in the intended audiences reading level, it's interesting storyline, visual elements, and focus on the value of following directions make this book more than worthy of inclusion on list of the “Top 100 Children’s Books”. Little Red Riding Hood, by Paul Galdone is a children's book generally for early elementary reading level. It focuses on a young girl,Little Red Riding Hood, who was instructed by her mother to deliver cake and wine to her ill grandmother. Her mother strictly told her not to speak to anyone but the Little Red Riding Hood did anyway. She spoke to a wolf , who questioned her about where she was going. Not knowing any better Little Red Ridding Hood …show more content…
told him where she was going and why. Then, the wolf told her about some beautiful flowers that were nearby and Little Red Riding Hood started picking them. Which picking them the wolf went to her grandmothers house where he ate her and pretended to be the grandmother. Later in the story, Little Red was fooled by the wolf posed as her grandmother and then was eaten by the wolf. Luckily, a man nearby heard the shenanigans and came and shot the wolf, then the grandmother and Little Red was pulled from the wolves mouth. Little Red Riding Hood, by Paul Galdone has an interesting storyline because it uses related situation that the intended audience may be faced with one day. Some of those situations include: talking to stranger, telling people you do not know where you are going and listening to someone you do not know. Another example as to why this book demonstrates an interesting storyline is the use of wolfs character. It gives the story a more dramatic plot. Another reason as to why Little Red Riding Hood, by Paul Galdone should be on the “Top 100 Children’s Books” because its use of visual elements make the story come a live. The graphics in the book are very detailed which could be a great way to keep the audience paying attention to the book. The author does a great job capturing the characters emotions in the use of illustrations, for an example near the end of the story when the wolf was killed the graphics of the wolves death was very intricate, showing him with him laying on the floor with his tongue hanging out of his mouth. The use of colors are orchestrated in a very neat and clean pattern, making the pictures come together in a realistic way. For instance when they showed the floors that Little Red Ridding Hood was picking the colors used to illustrate the flowers were diverse in color some being red, blue, yellow, pink and greens. Although I was able to decipher what the dialogue may have been saying, I think the dialogue was too advanced in literature for the stories intended audience. The image of the wolf laying on the floor dead with his tongue was too vulgar and inappropriate. Also, the pictures illiterates the weapon used, which is a shotgun, a shotgun is too advanced for adolescents. Listening to your parents has always been important growing up, failure to do so could result in getting in trouble or even worse, things could happen that could harm you or someone you know.
In the story Little Red Ridding Hood an important learning lesson I received was the value of listening to your parents. When Little Red Ridding Hood’s mother told her not to speak to other people, as she go on the journey to her grandmother house, she did anyway which lead to her telling the wolf too much information about where she was going and why she was going there. If she had followed the directions her mother had given, not to talk to anyone, her it all could have been avoided and she and her grandmother would have never been. Not only did Little Red Ridding Hood speak to the wolf when instructed not to by her mother, she allowed him to walk with her for a short period of
time. In summation, Little Red Ridding Hood demonstrates valuable lessons through the use of text, and graphics making this story relatable to real world experiences. Although the dialogue is a little too advanced for the intended audience showcasing weapons and some language would not be in the intended audiences reading level. However, it's interesting storyline, visual elements, and focus on the value of following directions makes this book more than worthy of inclusion on list of the “Top 100 Children’s Books”.
The unforgettable, Anne Frank, wrote long ago, “Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands” (Goodreads). In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the novel revolves around three children named, Scout, Jem, and Dill. It follows them through their years of growing up and coming to understand the importance of lessons, Atticus, Scout and Jem’s father, advises them. Furthermore, Lee shows often the best lessons are learned outside the classroom.
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High school students in many American schools first read this book in an English class, which has been a staple for many schools. A required reading assignment exposes many more people to the book. Even though the book is considered to be a children’s book by many, it is still enjoyed by people of all ages.
“Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final farming of a persons character lies in there own hands” (Frank, Anne). The book, To Killing A Mockingbird, contains a lot of parental influences, which consist of either good influences or bad ones. Influences can come in various forms such as through examples or through direct kinds where the parent is directly telling their child what to do. The two children will learn to express empathy before judging someone as well as learn not to be prejudice towards others. Lastly, in the end of the book the reader can notice the children to be growing up from their father’s advice. Essentially, To Killing A Mockingbird supports that parents are highly influential on their children.
Though the evils of the world may discourage us from reaching our full potential, fairytales such as Little Snow-White by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm teach us that good will always triumph over evil. As many tales of its kind, Little Snow-White uses a number of literary devices to attract a younger audience and communicate to them a lesson or moral that will remain with them throughout their lives. Since children have such an abstract stream of thought, it is vital to use language and devices that will appeal to them as to keep them interested in the story.
The early mistake that the children makes teaches them important lessons, which helps them make better judgments later on in life. By meeting people with courage, the children learn to have courage. Being taught by adults, the children learned to be more respectful. Learning from intelligent individuals, the children learn not to harm innocent beings. This Essay included three lessons out of the many that the Children learned throughout the novel. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird has many hidden meanings and lessons for people to learn.
The fairytale Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault is a story that recounts the adventure of the protagonist Little Red Riding Hood as she fulfills her mother’s wishes to bring a package to her ill grandmother. Perrault’s short story conveys influential life themes on the idea of male predation on adolescent women who fall victim to male deception. Perrault successfully portrays these themes through his use of rhetorical devices such as personifying the actions of the antagonist Wolf predator as he preys on the protagonist Little Red. Perrault illuminates the central theme of upholding sexual purity and being aware of eminent threats in society in his work. Roald Dahl’s poem, Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, is an adaptation to
“Little Red Cap” quickly became a household tale among children and adults, due to the imperative lessons that it directs to children and their parents'. Behind the initial story lies a message which, ”Cautions young girls to mind their mothers and not stray from the path to wander in the forbidden woods” (Rholetter). The forest represents any unfamiliar place that children can easily become lost within, while the path to grandmother’s house can represent a place the child is accustomed to. As soon as Little Red Cap begins her journey, she is confronted by a wolf. When they first meet, the wolf acts as a polite gentleman would towards any young lady which earns Little Red Cap’s trust instantly, "Little Red Cap, just where does your grandmother live? said the Wolf. Little Red Cap eagerly replied, Her house is a good quarter hour from here in the woods, under the three large oak trees. There's a hedge of hazel bushes there. You must know the place”(Grimm). This portrays children being subjected to the danger of strangers acting as friends to others for their own personal gains. The Brothers Grimm version of “
Throughout literature, authors employ a variety of strategies to highlight the central message being conveyed to the audience. Analyzing pieces of literature through the gender critics lens accentuates what the author believes to be masculine or feminine and that society and culture determines the gender responsibility of an individual. In the classic fairytale Little Red Riding Hood, the gender strategies appear through the typical fragile women of the mother and the grandmother, the heartless and clever male wolf, and the naïve and vulnerable girl as little red riding hood.
What kid hasn’t heard of Dr. Seuss? From “One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish” to “A person’s a person, no matter how small” to “From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere”, Dr. Seuss has filled the lives of children with whimsical stories and ideas. (8) Using casual dialect and everyday objects, he was able to spark the imagination of others. All the while, he instilled lessons into his writings. It is not a surprise that Dr. Seuss received an award for a “Lifetime of Contribution to Children’s Literature”. His work will be read and enjoyed for decades to come. All in all, no matter which Dr. Seuss story that the reader might select, his or her imagination will be sparked, and the reader will surely be entertained.
A Comparison of Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault and Little Red Cap by the Brothers Grimm
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The construction of children’s literature was a gradual process. For a long period of time children’s books were frowned upon. The stories were said to be vulgar and frightening. Adults censored children’s ears to stories of daily life, tales with improbable endings were not to be heard. It was not until the mid 1800s that stories of fairies and princesses began to be recognized. Although children’s literature was accepted, the books were not available for all children. With limited access to education, few public libraries, and the books’ costs, these texts were only available to the middle and high- class. As public education and libraries grew so did the accessibility of books and their popularity. They no longer were considered offensive, but rather cherished and loved by many children. Children’s literature became orthodox and a revolution began, changing literature as it was known.