Roald Dahl LRRH

Roald Dahl
Dahl's version of Little Red Riding Hood, "Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf" was written as a compilation of short stories in 1995. There are a few Roald Dahl poem versions of fairy tales included in this book, "Revolting Rhymes"

audience: I believe the audience for this particular version of Little Red Riding Hood would be older children, many of whom have already read and loved Roald Dahl's writing. I would even go as far as to place the parents of these children in the audience as well. Roald Dahl is not only writing to entertain the children, but also the parents. Many of his books are like this.

culture & time: This represents a new culture and time, without many morals and limitations. Roald Dahl's violence and independence of Little Red Riding Hood show a different interpretation on what goes on in today's world (I am considering 1995 close enough to today's world to consider both the same). Reading this version did not phase me the way that it might have phased people years ago. The only moral in this story is to watch out for wolfs, but it doesn't really go into the sexual content. It also shows the little girl as independant and capable of taking care of herself, unlike many of the previous versions read. This is a change, but in today's world we do promote more independence and have more gender equality. If a little girl was shown as weak, that would not go over as well. This version also shows how violence is almost accepted as the norm today. It is almost like, "oh, of course Little Red Riding Hood would take out a pistol, shoot the wolf, and then wear him as a coat." Little kids, rather then the previous huntsman, have access to guns, and this is considered a norm. Violent video games and television shows are so common that it isn't even more then a short pause, and an "of course".