Fairy Wars Legacy

In his evaluation of Little Red Riding Hood, Bill Delaney states, “In analyzing a story . . . it is often the most incongruous element that can be the most revealing.” To Delaney, the most revealing element in Little Red Riding Hood is the protagonist’s scarlet cloak. Delaney wonders how a peasant girl could own such a luxurious item. First, he speculates that a “Lady Bountiful” gave her the cloak, which had belonged to her daughter. Later, however, Delaney suggests that the cloak is merely symbolic, perhaps representing a fantasy world in which she lives.

In the time period that the story of Beowulf was first told, a blending of two cultures was taking place. Although Christianity was expanding, there were still pagan values and beliefs practiced within the society. The warrior code is an example of a code of conduct that was essential to the people of the era, particularly to soldiers. Throughout the poem, several aspects of the warrior code are continually used to develop the story. Treasure and rewards given for acts of bravery and valor, the pursuit of glory in an individual(Beowulf himself), and the requirement of vengeance are the elements of the warrior code that are emphasized most in the story.

Life was meaningless in the Anglo-Saxon era unless a hero was able to attain a memorable legacy because Pagan religious ideals were still relevant in society during this time. Stories of adventures and triumphs were meant to live through many generations by being retold several times through scops. These heroic tales eulogized the hero’s triumphs in order to achieve glory for generations to come which often meant heroes would take daring risks in their conquests as seen in the epic poem, Beowulf. In spite of, the violence in Beowulf during the various battles, it is through these violent endeavors that maturity is revealed in the hero, Beowulf. In the epic poem Beowulf, Beowulf portrays the different stages of life: youth, middle age, and old age through the various battles he fought in his life in order to leave behind a memorable legacy.

“You have made a terrible mistake.” The Chief Elder uttered in shock, her tongue cutting short of a hiss.

“He cannot stay here, you know that. Take him somewhere or leave the house!” His voice harsh, his face was red and angry.

“I forgot. Your mother was in your study the night I invited them for dinner. She came in here to have a talk with you. You were slightly incapacitated, at the time, I believe.”

Beowulf is one in a sea of many epic poems exemplifying battle, glory, great leadership, and, inevitably, death. Classic plot lines have followed the general flow of such stories from exposition to conflict to resolution the majority thriving off of a hero-villain mentality. The battle between good and evil has been perpetuated throughout history in literature and story. Society today suffers from the clear segregation of right and wrong just as much as society did in the days that Beowulf was first written. Though literary portrayals of good and evil appear clear-cut, the identification of good and evil in daily life is complex and muddled. In Beowulf, there is an obvious divide between monsters and heroes; however, under closer scrutiny,

“Oh yuck,”she shrieked and pointed to a man’s butt crack that peeked from his camo pants.

Beowulf’s fiction legacy lives on. Beowulf was the most heroic out of the story. With Pagan and Christian ideas and beliefs. The story basis on a back board of good and evil with one main hero. Beowulf fights the monster Grendel by himself as has his men standby to watch him do his duties. Beowulf came upon no request by anyone just the thought to do well. He follows in his uncle and lord, Higlac king of the Geats.

“Yes, isn’t it?” Cate smiles and twirls her hair with one hand as she shakes Anindita’s hand with the other. Her pale skin is flushed with exhilaration, and her juniper eyes are looking at Anindita with admiration and interest. Just when Anindita thinks that Cate is going to be one of those shy and mellow people with a powerful inner voice, except when they see rats, Cate bursts into an explosion of words.

The maid had stepped in front of mother and said, “I’ll get the little miss some hot milk.” and rushed out the door.

Naruto dwelled on Alphys' face, just for a second, before he quietly said, "Me too."

She huffed in defeat. How was she going to fight when the other didn't even respect her enough to entertain the idea of conflict? She tried to hide her face, knowing she must look like a pouting child. "Fine. Then get out of my way, so I can find him." She walked past the other, suppressing the temptation to look back. "I'll be leaving, Nǐ cūlǔ de biǎo zi..."

1. What is the genre of this story? Are there any other possible genres this story could fall into?

As we grow up, we hear fairy tales and we read them into our lives. Every word and every image is imprinted into our minds. The fairy tales we read are never abandoned. They grow with us and our dreams become molds of the many morals and happily ever afters fairy tales display. We tell children fairy tales when they go to sleep and they read them in school and we even have them watch Disney adaptions that reinforce them further. Generally, they were everywhere while we grew up and they continue to be present while children are growing up now. But what influence do these stories have? We casually expose our children to these tales, but in some cases they can have particularly, harmful personal effects on them, although there is nothing completely or visibly “bad” about them or about the characters in them. Before we divulge our youth to these stories, we should assess their substance and see what sort of effect they may be having on them. They have received so much scrutiny and have been studied by many. Recognizing fairy tales effects on the minds of children is vital in their development. This paper will focus on the underlying messages that the average person wouldn’t recognize in these everyday stories. There’s a modern distort with fairy tales because while they still are widely popular with the youth, they influence children’s self images, outlooks on reality and expectations for their futures, especially for young women.