Little Red Riding Hood tells the story of a young and innocent girl, who was sent to take care of her grandmother by her mother, but she was distracted by the wolf and she fell into the wolf's trap, as a result both she and her grandmother were eaten by the wolf. The story ends in a way that readers may not predict, because most readers expect fairy tales to have happy endings. At the beginning of the story, Charles Perrault created this character of Little Red Riding Hood as an extremely lovable figure, so some readers may wonder why such an innocent figure was eaten by a wolf and the reasons why Charles Perrault caused this tragedy. In this famous fairy tale, by visualizing characters such as Little Red Riding Hood, the wolf and the mother, as well as the setting of the story, Charles Perrault illustrates the seductions and difficulties that people will face in their adventure to success and also gives people advice on how to manage these seductions. Little Red Riding Hood is portrayed as an innocent figure who has no consciousness of precaution and is easily seduced. In the story, we see that Little Red Riding Hood told the wolf where her grandmother lived, “and she amused herself by picking nuts, chasing butterflies, and picking bouquets of flowers that she found” (Perrault 12). Little Red Riding Hood told the wolf her grandmother's address when they first met, this shows that she thinks the wolf is completely harmless. He also followed the advice of a complete stranger without asking why, simply believing everything the wolf says. These actions reflect her as an ignorant figure and she trusts the wolf because the wolf is kind to her. This shows the readers that before... in the middle of the card... they cannot understand who is trying to put her in danger, thus making her completely defenseless in the face of the bad character that is the wolf. It's Little Red Riding Hood's fault that she doesn't let herself be seduced so easily, and it's also society's fault, society is made up of too many wolves, who are intelligent but also brutal, they pop out of nowhere and eat you right away. Many people nowadays are exactly like Little Red Riding Hood, they possess fortunes such as money, power or beauty; however, they do not know how to protect their fortunes and can be easily seduced by the “wolves” of society. Therefore, Charles Perrault showed people how to avoid these traps and how not to get eaten by the big bad wolf. Works Cited Perrault, Charles. "Little Red Riding Hood". Classic fairy tales. And Maria Tartar. New York: W. W. Norton. 11-13. Press
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