How Did Charles Perrault's Criteria To Suit His Upper-Class Society

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Charles Perrault is a French author published in 17th century, his works derived from the pre-existing folk tales where he decided to set in a new foundation for the literary children genre just as his French version of Little Red Riding Hood called Le Petit Chaperon rouge. Many of his tales have been altered to fit his criteria to suit his upper-class society. In Little Red Riding Hood, Charles portrayed his female characters, just like Red to be meek and attractive than the women in the oral folktale versions. His character Red, is seen more-so for a warning to young girls who are seduced by attractive and alluring male encounters.