Fairy Tale Discussion Prompt: In general terms, between what two groups does the conflict occur in the Hansel and Gretel tales? What is significant about who is victorious in the conflict?
The main conflict in all of the tales of Hansel and Gretel is between the children and the adults. Hansel and Gretel’s step-mother and father decide to abandon their children in the woods in order to save themselves from starving. Obviously, their parents were only thinking of themselves. In the end, the children end up returning home to their father with valuable items regardless of his misconduct. It is ironic that Hansel and Gretel that the young children outsmart the adults (for instance the evil witch) and come out on top.
Whenever I was a child, I never read or maybe yet noticed all that was going on in the story of Hansel and Gretel. I cannot believe that parents could sink as for down and abandon their own children. I have a three year old niece and I think I might warn by brother about this fairy tale.
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