2006-12-31 18:20:42 · 15 answers · asked by yuki 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Not all fairy tales have a happy ending. The modern ones do...I always thought it was because of the fact that "fairy tales" became part of childrens literature, and children need a happy ending. The originals, like the Grimms Brothers were dark, violent and very, very unhappy.
2007-01-01 01:04:18 · answer #1 · answered by aidan402 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all do. In years gone by, fairy tales were written for adults and had a mix of dark and happy endings. It's only over the last fifty years or so, that fairy tales have been adapted for kids and been given saccharine-sweet endings because adults assume that's what kids want to see.
2007-01-01 04:48:56 · answer #2 · answered by starchilde5 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it is one of the requirements for it to be called a "fairy tale" within the literary canon. There are "fairy tales" that do not end with a happy ending, but they are not truly considered fairy tales. It's just one of the specifics of the genre. Just like in a horror story-you need to be scared, or there needs to be something solved in order for it to be a mystery-fairy tales require happy endings.
2006-12-31 18:24:05 · answer #3 · answered by imhalf_the_sourgirl_iused_tobe 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no body would be interested in them if it would have ended tragically. the main point of fairy tale that even if everything turns completely wrong and messed up someone would find a way and put everything right again... that's just the appeal of the thing.. we like to read them because we like the idea of happily ever after and true love and good always wins...
2006-12-31 18:34:12 · answer #4 · answered by Ariel 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If u want u can write a fairy tale wid sad ending but who will like it!
2006-12-31 20:23:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because its a fairy tale. Usually if the ending is crappy, its closer to reality. Cause thats all we get. A load of crap...
2006-12-31 18:24:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Alot of kids stories are based on fairy tales! I don't know any kid that doesn't like to be read to!
2016-03-29 02:46:13 · answer #7 · answered by Pamela 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually you haven't read to many of them have you ?There are many with quite sad endings and many in real life that were fairly tale lives that ended in tragedy or bad
2006-12-31 18:25:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are morality tales-if you lead a good life, good things will happen to you. The wicked get punished and the good get rewarded.
2006-12-31 19:27:43 · answer #9 · answered by Sandy Lou 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it makes us happy to think that our lifes could be better than what we make it. It takes us away from the ordinary.
2006-12-31 18:28:57 · answer #10 · answered by beach_bummet 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋