CAS WR 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-6: Red Riding, Jargon, Little Red Riding Hood
21 May 2018
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WR100 - Notes on Little Red Riding Hood.
• Folklore: traditional beliefs or knowledge of a community passed through
generations.
• Folktales: story originating in popular culture. Transmitted orally because the folks
(common people) were considered illiterate.
o Magical folktales.
o Non-magical folktales.
• They reflect the preoccupations of the people.
• When folktales are written down, they become literary works and fairy-tales.
Reflecting upon all versions of Little Red Riding Hood (LRRH).
• While reading the different versions of LRRH, what I found most interesting was how
each version reflected the time in which they were written.
• I was mostly focused on the difference in female identity. In Perrault’s LRRH, Red
Riding Hood is described as a “pretty little girl” which seemed dismissive and it felt
as though nothing but her physical beauty mattered.
o During the 17th century, when Perrault’s wrote this, women in France were
expected to become housewives.
o It was beauty and not personality that would help them attract wealthier
suitors.
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