Red Hot is not the innocent, sweet victim audiences had come to expect from Victorian versions-she is sexually attractive, yet very capable of taking care of herself. The wolf is horny, nothing new for us but would have been very surprising to its original audience. I've read about several of the eras of history she covers before, but she managed to provide me with new and very pertinent information about well known fairy tale authors, as well as exposing me to versions of Little Red I wasn't aware of or knew little about before.įor example, Tex Avery's cartoons featuring Little Red, such as Red Hot Riding Hood:įrom 1943, it provides a fascinating contrast to Disney's fairy tale cartoons the world was becoming familiar with. Her points shed light not only on Little Red but the other fairy tales that came from those writers, and Orenstein references many other fairy tales as she compares and contrasts Little Red with other heroines. Her histories provide enough interesting details to support her points while painting an overall picture of the culture impressive when considering the length of the book. Obviously Orenstein explores in depth the history of Little Red Riding Hood, but along the way provides historical backgrounds for some of the tale's most prominent authors-from Perrault to the brothers Grimm from medieval Europe to the first and second waves of feminism in America. In fact, I would even categorize this in my top recommended fairy tale books.
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