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The Three Little Pigs
Traishelle, Eric, Rory & Paul
Kazia, Estrada
English 1301-175
25 Mar 2016
Traishelle, Eric, Rory & Paul
Kazia, Estrada
English 1301-175
25 Mar 2016
#ListenAndBeWise
“Even
when out on your own, it is best to listen to the wise.”
Feminism Critique of the Fox and the
Geese
The
way the story was written is the first thing that grabs our attention. From
beginning to the end, it is like a poem with rhymes. We believe this allows
the readers to become more compelled to continue reading although it
is long. When studying the females in this tale, we can see they play a major
role. Although the editor of this version is a man, he characterizes the geese
very well. Of the fox,
he can be characterized as a man that is preying on young women. Another
behavior that this story shows is how children can down play advice from
their parents.
In the beginning of the fairytale, the mother goose is concern for her
daughters because of the fox. However, after she passes they begin to make
their own decision. Quite the same as a typical young female would do once she
is out on her own. The role of the mother is like their guardian, but after she
dies, they have no one. The roles of the daughters are basic life
responsibilities for means of survival. It is understood that the writers
attitude toward the daughters are that they are naïve and immature. Gobble did not take her mother’s advice
and made her house out of very rudimentary materials. She was definitely
stubborn and that is why the fox demolished her.
Goosey put up a little bit more of a
fight than her younger sister, but her
“want to be” independence got in the way and she half-stepped when it came to
building her house. Eventually, he lit the thatch on fire that held the bricks down and killed
Goosey too. This is a prime example of how young
women are today, they feel they are doing great on their own, only listening to
their parents advice sometimes and when something goes wrong, they try to flee.
However, because they are not well prepared or mature, they are caught up.
Finally, there was Ganderee, who
was very smart. She takes head to her mother’s
advice and lives by it by building a very strong house that held the fox at bay. She too is scared of the fox but had prepared herself to
overcome any of his tricks. Guessing from her behavior, she might have
been the eldest. When she allowed the fox to hide in her churn bucket the fox
thought she was naïve. However, she had an alternative motive and poured boiling water on
the fox that killed him. By listening
to the warnings that her mother gave her, this kept her alive.
The moral of this story is that the value of
listening to our elders could in fact save our lives or at least from
heartache. Not only women, but men as well go through tempting situations, but
it can be avoided if they obey the law of wisdom.
Work
Cited
Roger. "The Fox Chases
the Canada Geese." Flickr. Yahoo!, 11 Jan. 2015. Web. 25 Mar. 2016.
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