Ms. Gokturk

Mythology

Little Red Riding Hood Comparative Analysis

(30 points)

YOUR TASK:

Analyze the four Little Red versions read to in class. Write a mini-essay on loose-leaf (neat) or typed that develops a theory about the underlying meaning of the fairy tale.

TIPS

• Use your completed “Little Red Riding Comparative Chart” to help drive your analysis of the four Little Red versions.
• Create a controlling idea (for example, how the story may seen as a seduction tale, or a morality story, or illustrates the values society places on men and women, etc.).
• Please support your controlling idea (thesis) in a well constructed composition using specifics from the texts we read in class.
• Include fairy tale elements as described on another handout.
• OPTIONAL: You may research Freudian analysis, Jungian Archetypes, Bettelheim, feminist theory, etc. for ideas but be sure to cite your information and use quotes for information taken from another source.

DUE NEXT CLASS