A little girl in a red hood, left in a room with a big hungry wolf. Obviously the situation seems doomed from the start. "Little Red Riding Hood" by the Grimm brothers is a version of this fairy tale where a little girl wearing a red hood goes into the woods and comes in contact with a hungry wolf. He eats her grandmother and then little red riding hood. It is until some huntsmen in the woods come across the wolf and cuts open his stomach that they are saved. Or at least this is the story that many of us know. This would be the picture on the left where the innocent little girl has no idea what is in store for her. This version upholds the image of womanhood since little red riding hood was not able to do anything; but instead had to rely on a man to save her.
"Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf" is another version of this fairy tale, written by Roald Dahl. This story subverts from the classical expectations regarding the female gender. When little red riding hood questioned the wolf, she knew he wasnt her grandmother and pulled out a pistol and shot him. After she killed the wolf, she made a wolf skin hood to show her prize; also perhaps to warn other wolves. This was a woman who took care of herself and did not have to rely on men for protection. She also went up against a male figure and took him down on her own. This story fits the picture on the right.
