Regarding this theme, the difference between the two versions is significant. As a result, in both versions, the girl and her grandmother are eaten by the wolf.Īnother theme that can be elicited from the story is the theme of men as protectors. In the Brothers Grimm’s adaptation, she thinks that the wolf wants her to come deep into the forest solely because it is naturally beautiful there: “Listen, Little Red Cap, haven’t you seen the beautiful flowers that are blossoming in the woods? Why don’t you go and take a look?” (Ashliman). I’ll go this way and go you that, and we shall see who will be there first.” She believes that he wants to find out who will be the first to come to her grandmother’s house. Thus, in Perrault’s adaptation, the Little Red Riding Hood trusts the wolf when she first meets him: “Well,” said the wolf, “and I’ll go and see her too. This is probably the central theme, as the consequences of trusting strangers are vividly demonstrated at the end of the tale. The second theme in the story is the danger of trusting strangers. However, the result of this conversation is the same in both versions. Perrault begins it with: “Grandmother, what big arms you have! – All the better to hug you with, my dear.” The Brothers Grimm write: ”Oh, grandmother, what big ears you have! – All the better to hear you with” (Ashliman). Additionally, their conversation is slightly different in each interpretation. Therefore, the degree of naivety in Perrault’s version is higher than in that by the Brothers Grimm. The only difference between the two versions is that in the Perrault’s adaptation, the girl gets into bed to her grandmother, while in the Brothers Grimm’s adaptation, she speaks with her grandmother standing beside the bed.
In fact, in both versions, the Little Red Riding Hood shows her naivety when she thinks that her grandmother has completely changed because of her disease (Ashliman). First of all, this theme can be vividly seen in the episode when the Little Red Riding Hood first meets the wolf. One of the most important of them is the naivety of adolescents.
Some many themes and ideas are laid into the story about the Little Red Riding Hood.
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