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    Little Red Throughout the Years Theoretically, a clone should be exactly like the human the gene came from. However, due from the fact, the clone will grow up in a different time period with different life experiences and values of the generation, it will not be an exact copy. The clone will grow up forming their own opinions, characters traits, and morals. I see the same concept thought out the different retellings of The Little Red Riding Hood. The story is similar to the original but different

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    examples of political correctness from James Finn Garner’s version of Little Red Riding Hood. An example of political correctness in the story is that when the woodchopper-person heard the scream of Little Red Riding Hood and tried to ‘save’ the girl from the wolf that intended to eat the child. Little Red Riding Hood perceived the woodchopper-person not as a heroic savior but as a “sexist” and “speciesist” intruder. Little Red Riding Hood stated, “Sexist! Speciesist! How dare you assume that womyn and

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    We all know the timeless tale of Little Red Riding Hood, but I think the Grimm Brothers had it wrong. Once upon a time in a cottage at the end of the woods lived a young girl, her name was Little Red Riding Hood. Well, actually her name was Sarah, but her grandmother had given her a beautiful riding hood for her birthday and the nickname just stuck. Her grandfather was a huntsman and his work kept him away from home a lot. Because of this, the young girl’s grandparents moved into the woods so her

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    In its most popular iterations, Little Red Riding Hood is less of a fairy tale and more of a cautionary tale, warning young women against transgression lest they fall prey to “wolves,” or men who will consume them. Critic Maria Tartar characterizes the Grimms and Perrault iterations of the tale as “intent on sending a moral message” wherein there is a “frightening punishment for a relatively minor infraction” (6-7). She continues to claim that this these punishments are caused by “a heroine’s…behavioral

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    Little Red Riding Hood is not the innocent fairytale we all thought it to be. We have all heard this classic at least once before but it is surprisingly not the original version. The story we are all used to hearing as children has some hidden details that readers did not pay close attention to. Even though it was a fairytale after all it was not intended to be true. It turns out that Little Red Riding Hood actually involved a lot of real world issues specifically those that cover rape and sexual

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    the story of Little Red Riding Hood. There are many different adaptations of the tale, all with different interpretations. As times changed, so did the story. Two adaptations that demonstrate the changing perspectives over time are “Little Red Cap” by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and “Company of Wolves” by Angela Carter. Although both stories have similar characters and themes, the plot contrasts and different character descriptions demonstrate how society’s views have evolved. “Little Red Cap” reflects

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    A Comparison of Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault and Little Red Cap by the Brothers Grimm      The stories ?Little Red Riding Hood,? by Charles Perrault, and ?Little Red Cap,? by the Brothers Grimm, are similar and different. Moreover, both stories differ from the American version. The stories have a similar moral at the end, each with a slight twist. This story, in each of its translations, is representative of a girl?s loss of innocence, her move from childhood or adolescence into

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    “Cinderella” as instructional tales for his children. However, perhaps his most famous tale, “Little Red Riding Hood,” was written especially for the bourgeoisie that resided in the Palace of Versailles, as means of entertainment and folly (Orenstein 1). With parables of sex, rape, murder, and torture; Perrault managed to entertain and horrify adults and teach children. The first published version of “Little Red Riding Hood” or “Le petit chaperon rouge” was by Charles Perrault, in 1697. During this time period

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    better version of "Little Red Riding-Hood" for children, the Grimm version where Red gets rescued by the woodsman, or the Perrault version where Red is eaten up and left for dead at the end? Which version shall we include in our textbook, and why? Is it fair to college-level readers to include only German versions and no "original" French ones? Both the Grimm and Perrault versions of “Little Red Riding Hood” contain a considerable amount of violence. In “Little Red Riding Hood” there are several

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    Little Red Riding Hood There was once a little girl who was called ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ by all who knew her due to the bright red cloak she wore everywhere she went. She was the most caring and respectful child in her village, always treating her elders well. Most of all she loved her grandmother who lived in the next village over. One morning, after Red and her mother had finished praying to their ancestors, Red’s mother began to prepare a basket full of delicious goods. “Red, please

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