Project 1 Essay Draft 3
Project 1 Essay Draft 3
Christina Giarrusso
9/20/16
ost people are unaware of how impactful fairy tales are in society. Go out into the
streets and ask anyone to name some sort of fairy tale and more often than not everyone can
name at least one fairy tale off the top of their heads. The majority of people have memories of
when their parents would tell them bedtime stories like Little Red Riding Hood or Goldilocks
and the Three Bears. However, fairytales provide so much more than a fantastical bedtime
story, they can give insight into a culture or even history, and some stories can even be picked
apart in psychology to show the integration of a persons mind typical with the growing up
process found in children. Fairy tales are so important as a genre because they are ingrained
in every culture. These tales, often fantastical, are used throughout multiple cultures to not
only teach morals to children but provide an oral tradition that is passed down from
generation to generation. However, most people dont understand how deep fairy tales can be.
A brief history of fairy tales is quite difficult to truly trace due to the fact that they
are more of an oral work than a written one. There are a few collections of books that compiled
a written format of the oral stories. One of the earliest chroniclers of fairy tales was Charles
Perrault, who in 1697 published a small work of 8 fairy tales that jumpstarted a lot of the
Kristin Bussey
Christina Giarrusso
9/20/16
Kristin Bussey
Christina Giarrusso
9/20/16
Kristin Bussey
Christina Giarrusso
9/20/16
Kristin Bussey
Christina Giarrusso
9/20/16
Kristin Bussey
Christina Giarrusso
9/20/16
Kristin Bussey
Christina Giarrusso
9/20/16
Fairy tales play important roles not only for the fact that they are more than just
stories. Fairy tales are a shared history among people and a shared ritual that enables people
to teach children morals in an easily relatable manner. From morals to entertainment fairy
tales remain an indispensable part of every culture whether they retain their written form or
are shown upon the silver screen. Fairy tales have always been around and they will continue
to be a part of human society independent of the different forms they may take.
Kristin Bussey
Christina Giarrusso
9/20/16
Kristin Bussey
Christina Giarrusso
9/20/16