THE REAL MEANING BEHIND LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
APRIL V. SLAUGHTER
INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE (ENG 125)
DAVID MAKHANLALL
4 MARCH 2013

I will be describing the theme of Little Red Riding Hood, and the real meaning behind this story. The elements that I found that will be contributing to the theme, is symbolism and the point of view. The point of view is described in our text as is third-person objective, which the narrator takes a detached approach to the characters and action increasing the dramatic effect of the story (Clugston, R. W. 2010). Plot is described as “a dynamic element in fiction, a sequence of interrelated, conflicting actions and events that typically build to a climax and bring about a resolution.” (Clugston, R. W. 2010 Ch. 5) To me the theme in the story is how Little Red is coming into her own maturity.
With identifying the point of view of the story, you first need to know that the narrator is not telling the story in the first-person point of view, the first-person point of view is when one of the characters in the story, telling their own thoughts or feelings. Third-person point of view is when the narrator is not a character in the story. There are a couple different types of third-person point of view, omniscient, and objective. Omniscient point of view is when the narrator is knows or can relate to the characters, there is a second type of omniscient point of view is limited omniscient point of view which is when the narrator relates only one characters feelings or thoughts. The author of “Little Red Riding Hood” uses third-person omniscient point of view. To be able to tell this the narrator starts the story off by saying, “Once upon a time there lived in a certain village a little country girl...” The narrator is letting the reader know that the setting of the story is in a village and that it will based around a little