| Drolefille |
07-31-2006 11:54 AM |
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Originally Posted by AOII_LB93
Not true on the ending for Perrault. Red didn't eat granny at all, the wolf did. I've read the original many times(in French) and recently last week while prepping for my comprehensive exams for my MA in French lit. Red dies because the wolf eats her, there is no sex. He asks her to take of her clothing so he can have a meal, not a sexual act. The end. There is a morality poem at the end warning those who read of various types of wolves (i.e. men) who pursue young ladies.
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I see my French teacher exaggerated quite a bit ;) Although I wouldn't be surprised if the story did get more gruesome as it was passed down before it was cleaned up "for the children" |
