The dark truth behind beloved childhood fairytales invokes shock in many readers. Children read watered-down versions of these stories, ignorant of how grim the original is. The antagonist, or “The Devil Figure,” is written in many of these stories and is the leading cause of the gruesomeness. In the short stories "Little Red Cap," "Little Brier Rose," and "Hansel and Gretel," the true meaning of what it is to be the devil figure character appears in all three. The story "Little Red Cap" introduces us to the Devil figure as a wolf. Once meeting this character, we can automatically understand the wolves' ill intent toward the other characters. Throughout the story, we see the wolf manipulating and lying to the characters in many different ways. An example of this appears when he says, “Good day to you, Little Red Cap,” and “Little Red Cap, just where does your grandmother live?”. These quotes show how the wolf is pretending to be friendly to extract information from her. Unknowingly to Little Red Cap, this significantly put her grandmother and herself at risk of being eaten by the wolf. …show more content…
Anger, jealousy, and revenge greatly fuel this villain's wicked intentions. The witch states, “In the princess's fifteenth year, she shall prick herself with a spindle and fall over dead.” Her actions show how the witch has no remorse for the pain and suffering she brings to the characters in the story. Instead of taking her frustration out directly on the king and queen, she takes it out on an innocent child. Characters like this show the whole meaning of what it is to be the devil figure. Any reasoning with this character is completely thrown out the