Wednesday, 10 December 2014

How successfully has Carter re-worked a traditional story and increased its appeal to a modern audience?

. Turned from traditional patriarchal fairy tale (being rescues by the woodsman) to a new interpretation with possible feminist interpretations (she partly seduces the lycanthrope)
. 2nd wave feminism, dealing with issue of sexual control (and dominance) as well as a woman's control over her relationships with other people (especially those whom she is in a sexual or romantic relationship with)
. Turned it towards a more openly sexualised tale, as well as seeming to remove the moral that was traditionally within red riding hood, of "not trusting strangers"

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