Tales takeFolktales play a big part ofin our society. These imaginary stories have travelled with us throughout the decades with us and have shaped our society. All of these fictional situations implicitly instill moral values.
So, the question is: « in«To what extend talesextent do folktales and Disney shape children »?children?» I will talk about talesfolktales, but also about Disney because there are oftenDisney often presents new tales or rewriting talesrewritten folktales. In these stories, there isn't a middle ground. The; good and evil isare clearly separate. I will explain you the vision of good and evil and their consequences on children. Then we will seeidentify the connections and differences in our real society. TalesFolktales and Disney show very good people who always rewardare always rewarded. They teach children to be kind, helpful, happy and polite. The heroes show theportray a good example. In a lot of talesfolktales, there are morals which criticcritique human vices. Children don't have the impression of learning, so they are more open-minded. People who are fed withtaught these stories try to be as perfect as their favoritecaractersfavorite characters. For example, Cinderella hadwas always been kind and helpful with her weak and cruel stepsisters and she was rewarded and lived happily ever after.
As soon as talesfolktales were written down, there havehas been a lot of rewriting.
Authors rewrite old folktales to adapt them to modern times.