O zaletach baśni i trudnych relacjach międzyludzkich na podstawie wybranych utworów braci Grimm
The merits of fairy tales and difficult interpersonal relations on the basis of selected works by the Brothers Grimm

Author(s): Izabela Kiełtyk-Zaborowska
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: fairy tale; interpersonal relations; the fight between the good and the bad
Summary/Abstract: Fairy tales are the favourite genre of children and adults. The values which are visiblewhen we read the texts or tell the stories become the concern of research scientistswho discover anew the merits of such texts. The variety of motives and plots allows forindividual perception of the discussed themes. The triumph of the good over the bad,happy endings, supernatural forces, indeterminacy of time and place, moral norms –all these factors emphasize the values of the genre.The inherent components of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales are the elements of terrorand dread, violence and drastic punishment for those who contributed to others’suffering. Interpersonal relations in the texts are complicated as coincidence oftenprovokes the protagonists to behave in an irrational way. In order to satisfy others orfulfil their own aims, the protagonists put to the test their bodies or find themselves onthe verge of life and death. What is more, they often become the victims of their owndecisions or of smarter and faster heroes.

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