The differences between Cinderella and Catskin

The two categories that the Cinderella fairy tales fall in to are A) the classic Cinderella story and B) the Catskin version. The main difference between the two is in the Cinderella versions, it is the mother’s (or stepmother’s) hatred and jealousy of the daughter that causes distress. In the Catskin versions, it is the lustrous father and his attempt to marry the daughter that causes distress. The main difference I recognized was that when the father was the cause of the distress, the daughter left the home permanently. However, when the mother figure is the one causing the daughter distress, she has a more passive personality and does not resist punishment. This could be because she fears the mother figure more than her father and thinks the mother will chase her while the father just let her go.

Little Red Riding Hood

After reading the Little Red Riding Hood assignment in The Classic Fairy Tales book and seeing the cartoon that Professor Robinson showed us in class I could not help but compare the two. It seems to me that the classic story of Red has made a complete circle. I say this in reference to the sexuality aspect of the story. As we read in the book, in both “The Story of Grandmother" and also Perrault's "Little Red Riding Hood" Red was convinced by the wolf to remove her clothing before getting in bed. Later versions of this same story have eliminated that part. My thoughts on why they removed this from the story is because they did not want children to think it was ok to take your clothes off in front of people. However, in the video, we see Red portrayed as a very sexy young woman. This cartoon, which was obviously meant for children, seems to be promoting sex; something the earlier versions of the fairy tale did also. But the real question here is this: Does portraying characters that are meant for children in a sexual way make them think sex at a young age is ok?

Book 1: Where the Red Fern Grows
Author: Wilson Rawls
Picture Book? No
Posting date: February 3

Book 2: Love You Forever
Author: Robert Munsch
Picture Book? Yes
Posting date: February 17

Book 3: Junie B. Jones and that Meanie Jim's Birthday
Author: Barbara Park
Picture Book: No
Posting Date: February 24

Book 4: I'm Sorry
Author: Gina and Mercer Mayer
Picture Book: Yes
Posting Date: March 1

Book 5: If You Give A Pig A Party
Author: Laura Numeroff
Picture Book: Yes
Posting Date: March 5

Book 6: Stephanie's Ponytail
Author: Robert Munsch
Picture Book: Yes
Posting Date: March 15

Book 7: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Author: Judy Bloom
Picture Book: No
Posting Date: March 26

Book 8: Mick Harte Was Here
Author: Barbara Park
Picture Book: No
Posting Date: April 5

Book 9: Alphabet Mystery
Author: Audrey and Bruce Wood
Picture Book: Yes
Posting Date: April 12

Book 10: Holes
Author: Louis Sacher
Picture Book: No
Posting Date: April 19