The Frog King: Moral Messages Used By The Grimm Brothers

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The tales selected by the Grimm brothers aim to guide and influence the youth with moral messages depicted through colorful character designs. The synergy between the cast allows for a definitive contrasts of morals, and demonstrates to the youth a formulated standard of good and evil. Within most tales, these opposing sides bargain in some form, in order to accomplish personal goals by utilizing one another. In the story, The Frog King, the importance of fulfilling agreements is mentioned and is greatly reinforced by the words of a king.(Grimm,pg.3) However, the Grimm brothers elaborate that pacts between strangers lack trust, and can be easily diminished when negative emotions become involved. Within certain tales, the Grimm brothers portray