Little Red Riding Hood and Bettelheim

Out of all the readings we have done in the Folk and Fairytales book, i like Bruno Bettelheim's A Struggle For Meaning the most. He talks about fairy tales and how they are a good way to provide children with lessons of life and building blocks for personality development. As i have been researching more about Red Riding Hood, ive noticed that alot of what he has said is spot on. The tale of Little Red Riding Hood has put emphasis on the dangers of the "real world" and turned them into lessons that are vital for children to be aware of.
All of these movie picture versions of fairy tales coming out, like Red Riding Hood and Beastly, for example, visually show what the real world is like when expressing adult situations. Instead of creating more modern version of the exact stories, these producers are creating realistic situations that audiences can relate to. Bettelheim, i think, was absolutely correct when he expressed fairy tale stories as being vital to the growth of children. But as children grow and reach adulthood, these movie picture versions do a great job in retelling the stories and reinforcing the same lessons. Because young adults have had more real-life experiences since their time with fairy tales, these movies are able to reach out to them on different but also important levels.