Hansel And Gretel Moral Lesson

The fairytale, “Hansel and Gretel” by the Grimm Brothers, is about two children who are left in the woods by their parents. While looking for a way back home, Hansel and Gretel stumble upon a house made of candy. That house is owned by a witch who eats children. Before being eaten, they outsmart the witch and escape, eventually finding their way back home. In the article, “ Habits of Highly Successful Survivors” by Laurence Gonzales, the author describes the 10 habits of highly successful survivors. In the fairytale, there is one character that is an effective survivor. That character is Hansel. He shows the survivor traits “take action” to trick the witch and to find the way back home and the “stay calm” trait to help comfort Gretel.

In the piece “Yours, Mine, or Ours?, Donald Haase discusses on the ownership of fairytales. Fairy Tales originate from folklore, described as traditional art, literature, knowledge, and practices that are passed on in large part through oral communication. With fairytale's being passed down through generations its new ‘authors’ take ownership of them. Ownership impacts the reception of the fairytale and determines how the audience reads and interprets it. Haase discuss how fairytales are suppose to show and tell what is true and what is acceptable in the context it was written in. With fairytales being changed the reader is exposed to a different moral and purpose with its telling. Haase concludes by informing that fairy tales belong to everyone and that we must take

Fairy Folk Tales are the most popular types of literature. The tale is an orally transmitted tradition by generations through the time; some events are changed to fit reality and society. Folk fairy tales deal with the dualism of the good and the evil. They are basing on a conflict between the good and the evil forces. The conclusion comes from aspirations of the human desire to achieve the justices. There are no known authors and sources for ancient literature. We have many versions of the story; they are credited by many authors later. Each tale is very like some other culture’s tale. Each culture has own tales, but all the tales are similar and different in some points. This essay will compare between two

In Tatar’s article, An Introduction to Fairy Tales, she draws us in by describing childhood books as “sacred objects.” She takes a quote from Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. describing how the stories give lessons about what a child subconsciously knows - “that human nature is not innately good, that conflict is real, that life is harsh before it is happy - and thereby reassure them about their own fears and their own sense of self,” (Tatar 306). She describes how many adults long for the simplicity of enjoying those stories in their childhoods, only to realize that they outgrew them, and instead have been introduced to reality. The original stories were more for adults rather than for children. Nowadays, stories have been adapted to be more suitable for children. Fairy tales may allow a kid to wonder due to their charm, but they also can

Think of a work of literature that reflects a fairy tale. Discuss the parallels. How does it create irony or deepen appreciation?

Then Hansel said “what have we done!” And after he spoke these words, it came to his mind, to put the witch, who had cause him and his sister to murder their parents, alive in the oven. Hansel said to Gretel, “since the witch had told us to kill our parents, it is better as well that we would also kill her”. Hansel and Gretel knew that they were going to have dinner that night at the witch’s house, and they knew that it was the perfect time, to execute their plan. Before they had a piece of bread during that dinner, the witch asked Gretel to come inside the oven to see if the bread is well done. However, Gretel said she did not know how to see it, and instead the witch come to the oven herself. Once the witch came inside the oven, the two children

The tradition of telling fairy tales to children effects not only the listener but also the reader. Maria Tatar, in her book Off with Their Heads!, analyzes how fairy tales instill and reaffirm cultural values and expectations in their audience . Tatar proposes that fairy tales fall into three different tale-types: cautionary tales, exemplary stories, and reward- and- punishment tales. These three types portray different character traits as desirable and undesirable. Due to the tale’s varying literary methods it can change the effectiveness of the tale’s pedagogical value. In Tatar’s opinion, all of these tales are similar in the way they attempt to use punishment, reward, and fear to encourage or discourage certain behaviors. In the cautionary fairy tale “The Virgin Mary’s Child”, the use of punishment and fear to discourage certain behaviors is enhanced by the Christian motifs and values employed by the tale. These literary devices encourage the audience to reflect on and internalize the lessons that are presented in the fairy tale.

While comparing the two poems, "Gretel in Darkness" by Louise Gluck and "Hansel and Gretel" by Anne Sexton with the original Brothers Grimm tale "Hansel and Gretel", different perspectives, point of views and messages are shown.

There is nothing more precious and heartwarming than the innocence of a child. The majority of parents in society want to shield children from the bad in life which is appreciated. Within human nature exists desires of inappropriate behavior; envy, deceit, selfishness, revenge, violence, assault and murder. The most well-known fairy tales depict virtue and the evil in life. Even more important, the form and structure of fairy tales suggest images to the child by which he can structure his daydreams and with them give a better direction to his life. (Bettelheim).

Fairy tales have been told for years and have been adjusted as authors see fit to portray their particular message or create a more applicable story for a new culture or era. At times, these tales remain true to their purpose even when written in different. By specifically evaluating the purpose, moral, and characters within two versions, Brothers Grimm’s titled “Briar Rose” and Charles Perrault’s “Sleeping Beauty in the Wood,” an understanding of their relevance can be distinguished. These versions of Sleeping beauty act as one of these tales though “many…have done their best to make her story go away” (Tartar). Although written in an earlier era, Brothers Grimm’s “Briar Rose” and Charles Perrault’s “Sleeping Beauty in the Wood” work effectively on a modern teenage and young adult audience evident in the similar purpose through their tale’s distinct morals and character portrayal.

There are many conventions that are present in the story Hansel and Gretel, by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, that make it of the fairytale genre. There are good and evil characters, problems present and an overall Good vs Evil storyline. On the fourth page it says: “When the moon appeared… they could not find any crumbs, for the many thousands of birds…had pecked them up.” This is an example of a problem. Hansel had put crumbs on the ground to find their way back because he knew that his parents would not come back to collect them and take them back home. When they woke up the crumbs were gone because the birds had eaten them. Now Hansel and Gretel could not find their way home, back to their family. This is one of the conventions that are included

It was said by an anonymous author, that war changes the inherently good and unique spirit of the human race into the brute savages that they once had been. In The True Story of Hansel and Gretel characters have never known freedom from this war torn Europe. Bloodshed and violence are all that these characters have lived with and therefore we see no other traits other than those that are a direct result of these unfortunate and gruesome circumstances. Throughout this book, the actions of Major Frankel, although looked upon as always evil, give the reader a sense that before these atrocities were committed he had an inherently good heart.

Set in Poland during the German occupation, “The True Story of Hansel and Gretel” is told as a fairy tale, utilizing many of the elements that are common to fairy tales.

Children fairy tales are some of the first books we’re introduced to growing up. Typically, the princess is saved by the heroic prince and they lived “happily ever after”. Some may think our life should be like a fairy tales while others don’t. These tales created gender roles in which appeared to be very important. In the Grimm Brothers fairy tale, “Hansel and Gretel”, the parents leave the children in the forest to starve due to not having enough money to buy food in order to sustain life. The children later find a house deep in the woods where an old, evil witch lures them in and tried to eat Hansel and Gretel. They eventually kill the witch and find their way home to their father with no stepmother to be found as she has died while the children were away. In the fairy tale, “Hansel and Gretel” gender and feminist criticism are highlighted throughout the tale by defining characteristics, consequences from their actions, and societal roles and expectations that were both prominent in German history and modern society.

Children are led to believe that Hansel and Gretel, in the fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel” by the Grimm brothers, are the protagonists or “the good guys” of the story. Bettelheim believes that in fairy tales all characters are either good or bad and that they are not ambiguous. To be ambiguous is to have a double meaning or to be unclear about decisions that are made. After examining Hansel and Gretel’s actions more thoroughly it is discovered that there is ambiguity in the choices they make, therefore rejecting Bettelheim’s previous claim on how fairy tale characters are never ambiguous. Initially, I agreed with Bettelheim’s statement on non ambiguous fairy tale characters because in the beginning they were merely victims of the antagonist’s decisions, but then I started noticing Hansel and Gretel’s counteractions and how it did not comply under the category of “good” or benign. Although Hansel and Gretel may appear to be “good” in the eyes of the children, Hansel and Gretel’s ambiguous actions have led me to believe otherwise.