There have been many stories from history that have ended in a 'perfect type' of way. For example take 'The Little Sea Maid' (also known as 'The Little Mermaid') from Hans Christian Anderson. At the end of the story when she is unable to kill her love she throws herself from the ship ready to die but instead is 'saved' from death by children of the air. OR 'Le Belle te le Bete' (I believe it is, my French is very rusty. Also known as 'Beauty and the Beast') from Jeanne-Marie Leprince De Beaumont where the primary female character eventually finds a way to love the beast.
But the real world is not like this, and if presented with a real world example we are in the most part unable to accept it, it is to perfect in a way.
So my question is, if we like these fairy tales and hold them as an example for what can be why do we not strive to achieve it? AND Why do we resist it, and try to change it to what we are comfortable with?
Serious answers only.
Please explain your answers.
2007-02-25 16:42:00 · 8 answers · asked by Arthur N 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Fairy tales are make believe, of a place better than here. With all the disasters, pain, murder, scandals and all the rest on the news and tv, its good to have something made up to give us hope in the world! I dont think we can acheive it, because it is an unreal view on things. But i'd much rather live in denial about the evil out in this world by watching fairy tales. They give not only children but adults hope that something better is out there.
i didn't quite get your question but i hope i sort of answered it!
2007-02-25 16:54:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, old fairy tales do seem to be deadly. Something about emotions and marriage being anything more than people who live together and screw. Teaching children contrary is stifiling evolution. Love and emotions are signs of high intelligence though.
I used to like these fairy tales and read them, feeling like I was creeping up in a mind that needed a full attention span and earned it. The accompanying illustrations are a help as well from the time period.
To answer your question, I think money, wealth, and responsibility to maintain such is the true value. To get into ones real life story and make things happen is following impulses, having the tenacity to be patient and cautious, and accepting the conclusion. Not everyone gets a fairy tale. It seems like a fairy tale happens one in a million or similar odds.
2007-02-26 00:57:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have given two examples but what about the little match girl - she died hungry and cold trying to sell matches at christmas time while rich people were inside eating their dinners and her soul descended to heaven. Or Hans Christian Andersons The Red Shoes about a little girl who selfishly wanted shoes and got them only to find out she could not stop dancing and ended up begging a wood cutter to cut off her feat, which he did. In the three little pigs - the original version tow of the pigs were eaten and in many fairy tales the original theme was punishment and god and religious based.
the reality is that the original brothers grim and hans christian anderson told it as it was. people were judged and punished according to christian rules at the time and it was ok to slay the hag because she spoke disrespectfully to you, and it was ok to steal someones daughter and make them under threat of having their head chopped off spin straw into gold and it was ok to trick elves who are going to trick you. Wilful disobdient wives were punished and called shrews and wilful disobedient daughters sent to far distant lands. In the Emperiors New Clothes the emperior was tricked into prancing around naked, and this was punishment for the fact he was arrogant and vain. So really the examples you have given above are too but there are 100's of others that the moral indicates punishment against the greedy, vain, silfish, disrespectful and the values are quite old fashioned.
I think even today we are seeing a similar vain but in a more positive way - more stories that are on television look at the positives of good behaviour and ignore bad behaviour.
2007-02-26 01:00:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
IN real human nature, which had been laid by creator with unpredictable circumstances in life that have been 'cultivated' or 'darkened'with selfishness,ignorant,egorant,stubbordness. The story is not reality in life ,a good example or purely advise or directional of life and be remembered that ones should not give up precious life easily,there always be second chances-alternatives,as real world human have changed with times-environments, feelings and traditional valued,thus the story seems folklores, to be meaningless with modern life.
2007-02-26 01:12:34 · answer #4 · answered by shaikhmohdmusa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am one on those few that's life has ended up being much like a fairy tale. I have a wonderful life and family, just like I always dreamed of. And it's lasted through many years.
2007-02-26 00:56:31 · answer #5 · answered by Miss Momma 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never tried to achieve anything in fairy tales because I don't look like any of the heroines. You don't see any stories about women who are short, fat, and sort of pretty (borderline cute). You see stories about beautiful women who are tall, thin, with beautiful hair. Men fall in love with their appearance. I would never in a million years meet a man who would fall in love with my appearance. Why try for something that can never happen?
2007-02-26 00:47:59 · answer #6 · answered by Bastet's kitten 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because we want to change them to suit our personal desires and to make them more easier to achieve.
2007-02-26 03:59:42 · answer #7 · answered by Unazaki 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most people don't follow there heart ,they get stuck in there heads and don't realize that it's " not" the same thing
2007-02-26 01:11:02 · answer #8 · answered by cedar_ridge2006 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋