Here are 3 tales that are considered Sleeping Beauty tales (tale type 410). Please read all three tales and then analyze them together in one essay. What kind of story evolution do you see in the three tales, and what do you think caused these changes? Do you think some changes in our social institutions played a part? Did the way a culture and time viewed the importance of marriage and family, school and education, church and faith, economics and governance, help drive the change in these tales? Here is a chance to share your thoughts on these three tales and the important messages or values they may have sent to young readers and to you. A good analysis should be at least 200 words.
The very dark story of Sun, Moon, and Talia by Basile, published in 1634.
Week 13 Sun Moon and Talia
The dark story of Sleeping Beauty in the Wood by Perrault in 1697
Week 13 Sleeping Beauty in the Wood
The story of Little Briar Rose by The Grimm Brothers in 1812
Week 13 Little Briar Rose
