Goldilocks and the Three Bears
by: Barrie Wade
Monday, June 8, 2015
Once Upon A Time...
"Once upon a time, there were three bears'", Goldilocks and the Three Bears starts off like most fairy tales. This characteristic of the story is one of many that places it into the genre of Traditional Literature. To be even more specific the story land in the category of prose Traditional Literature. This story is so well known, that almost every small child can recite it to you without thinking! Usually the story is carried on orally, but it has been written down for even more sharing. The story contains one key element of Traditional Literature, that being we have no idea of the setting of the story except it takes place in a house. This is a strong element in most Traditional Literature. We can guess at the details, but we don't know anything for certain. Another element strong displayed in this story is the lack of characterization. The characters are what would be called 'flat'. They don't show much, if any, character development. This is very generic to the genre. Characters typically don't grow in a Traditional Literature story.
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Very good Sam! I had never thought of the characters being flat, but they most certainly are! I also agree that children everywhere can recite this Traditional Literature piece. Great Job!!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job explaining why this is a Traditional Literature piece. I never really thought about the setting only being in the house until you said something about it. I really enjoyed reading your blog!
ReplyDeleteThis was another of my favorite stories when I was little. I had never really thought about the fact that the characters never had any development, but that is definitely true.
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