So we’ve all have heard of or at least know of the story of Little Red Riding Hood (if not you can watch the video below). Little Red is tasked with taking goods from her mother to her Grandma's house past the woods. But the wolf lives in the woods and so Little Red must be extra careful to be safe. She finally gets to Grandma's house only to discover there's something different about Grandma. This iconic story has lasted the test of time, becoming one of the most well-know fairytales in the world. Due to its popularity, Little Red Riding Hood has been adapted and has changed over the years into the version we now know.
At its essence, LRRH is a “Wonder Tale”, a subset of the general term “Folktales.” Consisting of traditional elements of monsters and involving either romance or adventure. With the revision by the Brothers Grimm, LRRH follows the general appeal of these types of tales, which is the secure knowledge that no matter what happens, love, kindness, and truth will prevail—and hate, wickedness, and evil will be punished (Kiefer, Tyson 109).
LRRH strongly follows the traditional plot structure of folktales, in that it’s simple and direct. LRRH is a “wise beast/foolish beast” story, where the characters are quickly and easily defined, the action shows the inevitable conflict and resolution, and the ending is usually brief. “The plot that involves a weak or innocent child going forth to meet the monsters of the world is another form of the “journey-novel” (Kiefer, Tyson 109).