What Perrault Fairy Tales Teach us

Abstract

Bajka je književna vrsta u kojoj se čudesno isprepliće sa zbiljskim. Djeca se s njom susreću od najranijih dana i ima veliki utjecaj na njih. Neke od najpoznatijih dječjih bajki prvi je objavio Charles Perrault, francuski pisac 17. stoljeća u svojoj zbirci Pripovijesti ili priče iz prošlosti, poznatije pod nazivom Priče majke guske. Njegove su bajke prepune nasilja i zbog toga se smatraju neprimjerenima za djecu, ali im nikada nisu ni bile namijenjene. Ovaj rad nastoji dokazati da, usprkos povremenim oštrim kritikama njegovih bajki, Perrault ipak unosi odgojnu dimenziju u svaku od njih. U tom smislu, autorica ovoga rada analizira najpoznatija četiri naslova: Crvenkapicu, Pepeljugu, Trnoružicu i Modrobradog te dokazuje da Perraultove bajke ipak valja promatrati s pozitivnog aspekta jer djeci pomažu nositi se s različitim emocijama i problemima.Fairy tale is a literary genre where the miraculous is mixed with the real. Children meet the fairy tale very early and it has a big impact on them. Charles Perrault, French writer from 17th century, published some of the most famous children’s fairy tales in his book called Stories or Tales from Times Past or Tales From Mother Goose. His fairy tales are full of violence and because of that most people think that they are inappropriate for kids. It is important to mention that they had never been intended for children. This work is trying to prove that despite sharp criticism, Perrault does introduce an educational dimension into all his fairy tales. In that sense, the author of this work analyses four of his most famous fairy tales: Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood and Blue Beard. With that analysis she proves that Perrault's fairy tales should be observed from positive aspect because they help children to deal with different emotions and problems