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A 3 page essay that analyzes the symbolic meaning of the Grimms' fairy tale Hansel and Gretel. On April 18, 1805, Jacob Grimm wrote to his brother Wilhelm that, in his opinion, the only time when a conceptualization of the past, that is, the "world of knights," was possible was in the forest (Zipes 68). In the imagination of the Brothers Grimm, the setting of the German forest is metaphoric and symbolic. Many of today's psychologists and therapists agree, as they perceive fairy tales as archetypal in nature, and able to appeal in images to fundamental aspects of the human psyche. As this suggests, Hansel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm can be read as an allegory that symbolizes the empowerment of two children against child abuse. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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is, the "world of knights," was possible was in the forest (Zipes 68). In the imagination of the Brothers Grimm, the setting of the German forest is metaphoric and symbolic.
Many of todays psychologists and therapists agree, as they perceive fairy tales as archetypal in nature, and able to appeal in images to fundamental aspects of the human psyche. As
this suggests, Hansel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm can be read as an allegory that symbolizes the empowerment of two children against child abuse. The story begins with
a description of the Woodcutters family and their crisis situation, as they are so poor that they are starving to death. The stepmother, the embodiment of all forces in society
that oppose the children, proposes that she and her husband increase their changes of survival by abandoning the children in the deep forest. The father, the voice of true parental
feeling, initially objects, saying, "How could I bring myself to abandon my children alone in the woods? Wild animals would soon come and tear them to pieces" (Grimm and Grimm).
Eventually, however, the mother convinces him, just as parents are sometimes overwhelmed by forces in society that seem beyond their powers to control, such as systemic drug abuse and criminal
behavior. The influence of such forces can seem so over-powering that the parent eventually stops trying, emotionally abandoning children in the "deep wood." The first attempt at abandonment is
thwarted because Hansel cleverly leaves a pebble trail so that they can find their way home; however, the second attempt is successful, and the children are hopelessly lost within the
deep wood, that is, within the deepest recesses of the human psyche. In this setting, the restrictions of conventional society do not apply. The Brothers Grimm saw it as "unconventional,
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