5/11/2023 0 Comments Little red riding hood perrault![]() ![]() Perrault’s version is longer and is written as a conventional story, whereas Dahl chose to present it as a poem, resulting in the depth of description being more extensive in Perrault. ![]() Dahl’s adaptation share most of these conventions so as to remain recognisable as the story of Red Riding Hood, despite the obvious subversive elements.īoth versions share the same settings, namely the woods and the grandmother’s house. ![]() Crago observes that ‘while individual functions may be omitted from the narrative sequence in any given tale, the remaining functions still occur in the same order’ (2008, p.166). In terms of genre conventions, key elements remain the same with minor adjustments or omissions. ![]() By analysing narrative and genre conventions, as well as historical representations of children and childhood, we can observe the progression of fairy-tales through time and cultural changes. Though they follow the same story and share a few basic details, the plots are different and have arguably opposite endings. The differences between Perrault’s “original” Red Riding Hood and Dahl’s adaptation are marked, but there are notable and often surprising similarities as well. Illustration for Roald Dahl’s LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD AND THE WOLF by Quentin Blake ![]()
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