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The Cape/ The Colour Red

When the girl reaches the age when she turns into a woman, her hair is one of her most powerful tools for attracting the opposite gender. With covering (or cutting) her hair, she sends a message she is not available yet (or anymore).

When she gets a hood from her grandmother, we can say the life forces are passing from older (going) to younger (coming) generation. The red color is, of course, the color of life and blood. It can be easily associated with menstrual blood.

The red color of the hood is an invention of Charles Perrault and we should know in the 17th century decent woman would never wear a red hood because red was the color of sin. Only ladies with really bad reputation wore red dresses and Perrault's insinuations were obvious.

The Forest

In many fairy tales the main character (the protagonist) must go in the forest. It seems trees are an endless source of inspiration in folklore. There are many speculations why the forest is so important but we can also stick to the obvious: most of the people in medieval or pre-medieval times lived near forests.

People's existence was closely related to wood from practically forever, but forests also represent unknown, although very serious, danger.

In psychoanalysis a forest symbolizes unconsciousness. Leonard Lutwack goes even further and he labels it as untamed feminine sexuality. Why? The forest is a very fertile place, but it is also wild, uncultivated, and unpredictable.

It is not a coincidence so many popular heroes and heroines (Red Cap, Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, Goldilocks) must get lost in the woods just to come back as more responsible (and we can say domesticated) persons.

Important character transformations within folklore always take place in the forest.

A Feminist's View on the Story

20th century brought another interpretation of this probably most interpreted fairy tale of all. Feminists see a clear case of rape in The Little Red Riding Hood. It is a story about rape.

The aggressive and active male is preying on passive heroine and her granny. He is in the end defeated by another aggressive and active male. Case closed.

Well, not so fast. Feminists have some good points but we should not forget we are really talking only about two versions of Red Riding Hood here. Both were written at specific times by specific members of society with their own beliefs about roles of genders and passive heroine and powerless old lady fit well in their view of the world in the 17th or 19th centuries.

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The Cape/ The Colour Red When the girl reaches the age when she turns into a woman, her hair is one of her most powerful tools for attracting the opposite gender. With covering (or cutting) her hair, she sends a message she is not available yet (or anymore).

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The wolf's disguise symbolizes bad people who disguise themselves as nice people but in the end take advantage of other's trust.

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In Little Red Riding Hood, the theme of deception is portrayed through the wolf tricking Red Riding Hood into believing him to eat her and her grandma. This story also teaches readers to be careful of who they trust because even if someone looks very nice on the outside, they could be thinking of using other people to their advantage.

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In Little Red Riding Hood, Red Riding Hood doesn't listen to her mother's advice to stay on course at her grandma's house and not talk to strangers. This is an example of disobeying orders and portrays the theme of disobeying orders.

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Influencing stereotypes of women throughout history

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Influencing stereotypes of women throughout history

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This story was used to teach young women in Europe during the 10th century not to disobey orders from their families and to scare them from going away from their paths when traveling. This influenced how people thought women would always have to follow orders.

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Intersting Facts:

In Into the Woods, Little Red Riding Hood is portrayed as strong and confident, contrasting with traditional depictions of her.

Desires:

Adventure, Independence, Knowledge

Symbolism:

Little Red Riding Hood's journey symbolizes the transition from innocence to experience. Her desires lead her to confront harsh realities, illustrating that growing up involves facing difficult challenges and learning from them.

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The Wolf                          (This character suits u so much Ken)

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The Wolf                          (This character suits u so much Ken)

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Interesting facts:

The Wolf is often portrayed in many productions by the same actor who plays Cinderella's Prince. This emphasizes the shared traits of both characters, particularly their inability to control themselves.

Desires:

Control, Power, Food

Symbolism:

The Wolf represents the dangers of pursuing one's desires. His predatory nature reminds us that not all wishes lead to positive outcomes; some can lead to perilous situations.