Question

Why were (Grimms Brothers’) Cinderella’s violent references omitted by most replicated literary works? A. Because fairy tales are magical stories only about gods and goddesses. B. Because fairy tales are only stories about happy endings of prince and princesses. C. Because fairy tales are playful stories and do not have a place for violence among the characters. D. Because the purpose of fairy tales is to convey a moral and not to scare the young audience. E. Because grimm’s fairy tales were real.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Because the purpose of fairy tales is to convey a moral and not to scare the young audience.

Explanation:

The Grimm Brothers are one of the most famous and important names in the history of fairytales and folklore in German literature. They brought forth a drastic change in how modern fay fairytales are presented.

Fairytales, as initially written by the Grimm brothers, were not the same as they were today. Their tales contain not only a different version of the modern fairytale, but also full of violence, gruesome, and some even blood-curdling scenes. Cinderella, as we are so used to understand and believe, in fact, killed her step-mother by snapping her neck. This was the Grimm brothers' version, which they had to change to a different version to 'accommodate' the society's needs like 'happy scenes and morally acceptable'. The murders and violence only scare the young listeners, and the churches regard such presentation as 'unchristian', prompting the writers to change their narrative if they are to get any readers.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.