Questions:
Two versions of a fairy tale
Perrault, "Little Red Riding Hood"
Brothers Grimm, "Little Red Cap"
1. Read the Perrault and Grimm versions of the Red Riding Hood fairy tale.
2. Answer questions 1, 2, and 3. Make sure you use specific details and quotes from the stories to support your answers.
Question1: Does Red Riding Hood seem basically the same in both Perrault's version and the Grimm's version? Refer to specific details from both texts.
Question2: In Perrault tale, the wolf persuades Red Riding Hood to take off her clothes and get into bed with him. In the Grimm's account the wolf jumps up from the bed and eats her. How significant is this difference between the two versions?
Question 3: in Perrault's version, Red Riding Hood and her grandmother die. The Grimm's, on the other hand, have them rescued. Do you therefore see these two versions as putting forth different views of life? Explain.