ENG 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Lesson Learned, Angela Carter
9 Jul 2016
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Story of grandmother: close to an oral folktale, function: initiation tale (similar to fitcher"s bird) Likely told by older women to younger women informing them of dangers of sexually predatory men (that the younger women are likely to start encountering at this age) Sexually predators men symbolized by bzou (the werewolf: offers: 1: hope for young woman in a bad situation (she escapes) All these things call her character into question: 2. Adored by mother/grandmother: spoiled and fawned over: 3. Picks flowers and chases butterflies (heedless, irresponsible: 4. Patriarchal blaming of female victim of male sexual violence. Grimms: writing for very young children so the story of rape doesn"t fit, instead, turn it into a story about parental obedience: 1. Change riding hood for a cap (common/acceptable for lower class children, no negative class implications: 2. Make the girl much younger (prospect of sexual violence is removed, not yet at that age: 3.
