The Now And The Later Frog King Summary

The Now & The Later: Frog King by Brothers Grimm Technology has become a big part of every day life in the 21st century. Moreover, technology has reached a point where children are more consumed by it than by other pass times such as fairy tales. The only common connection between Fairy tales and video games is that they both entertain children. However, fairy tales are not only important as a form of entertainment; according to Bettelheim, they also teach children about life and, subconsciously, help them find meaning in it. Bettelheim goes on to express the idea that folk fairy tale stimulates children imagination and help them develop intellectual reasoning and clarify emotions, which makes attuned to their anxieties and aspirations. The

But if you promise to cherish me and let me be your companion and playmate, and let me sit beside you at the table and eat from your little golden plate, drink from your little cup, and sleep in your little bed, if you promise me that, I will crawl down into the well and bring back your golden ball."…"Oh, yes," she said. "I'll give you anything you want as long as you get my ball back" (Brothers Grimm 48). The Brothers Grimm use repetition and dialogue in the quote to convey the immediate desire for the princess to retrieve her ball. The phrase “Whatever you want” is repeated in the scene describing the panic in the Princess’s voice and the immediate need she has to retrieve her ball. This scene shows that without fully thinking about what the frog was asking for or what she was willing to give up she agreed to everything because in her mind all she carried about was that ball and nothing else. The princess here gave into her id desire and didn’t let her ego or superego think about the decision. This relates to children and how they never think about the future but only about the now. This scene relates to children subconsciously reminding them when they have done similar acts of