The author's start off chapter three by talking about the importance of theme. They explain that summarizing a story message or putting a poem into a statement jeopardizes the meaning of both. This is a true statement. To really understand and know what the author's original intent was is extremely important when reading anything.
Little Red Riding Hood
I never thought that this fairy tale had a moral story in it. I always thought of it as simply a fairy tale told to children but reading the author's explanation of the moral i totally see it. The moral is basically: beware of any strangers who just happen's to walk by. They may seem nice and pleasant but down deep their just like every other wolf... dangerous. The story has a gruesome ending but it is justified by the message of the story, beware of smooth talking men.
When the Message is Unwanted
Last semester in my history class we actually watched Triumph of the Will. It was a brilliant propaganda film. It showed Germans that Hitler was their savior and he was going to make Germany great again. During this time in Germany things were going terrible for everyone. The economy was in shambles and no one had any answers to the mounting problems, but then came Hitler riding in to save the day. At the beginning of the film Hitler descends from the sky aboard an airplane which personifies his coming out of heaven to make things right. Riefenstahl uses disciplined workers who look like soldiers and beautiful landscape shots to glorify the Nazi party. This is a great example of how film, and for that case any form of media, can be used to achieve any outcome wanted. One advantage Riefenstahl and the Nazi party had was that Germany was in shambles at the time of the film so the people of Germany were willing to accept any form of government as long as it made things better. Appealing to the emotions of people is an outlet writers and the media use quite often.
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