![]() ![]() The wolf arrives at the grandmother’s house, eats her and then proceeds to set a trap for Red Riding Hood. His version of the story begins with an “attractive, well-bred, young lady” being deceived into giving a wolf she meets in the woods directions to her grandmother’s house. In other versions the wolf is symbolized as a male who could be a lover, seducer or sexual predator. The red hood has been seen as a tale of sexual maturity where the red hood symbolizes the blood of menstruation, braving the “dark forest” of womanhood. The redness of the hood has been given symbolic significance in several interpretations of the tale, a detail that was originally introduced by Perrault. Perrault’s version of “Little Red Riding Hood” (Le Petit Chaperon Rouge) is much more sinister and overtly moralized than later versions. He is responsible for laying the foundations for the literacy genre, the fairy tale. The first written version was by wealthy French author, Charles Perrault. ![]() The story has frequently changed and adapted considerably over the years. What some may not know is that ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ actually began as a French folk tale that had a completely different, much darker plot than what we’re used to. Everyone is familiar with the well-known fairy tale ‘Little Red Riding Hood’. ![]()
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