Análise dos elementos da narrativa presentes em quatro versões do conto Chapeuzinho vermelho

Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of the narrative elements in four versions of Little Red Riding Hood tale, setting including a comparative board. This analysis shows the presence of several elements in each of the studied versions, discussing the literature concepts, fairy tales and also featuring a rapid history of the Little Red Riding Hood tale, since its origin with Perrrault, through the Grimm’s Fairy Tales to the latest version. The paper aims to present briefly the concept and the history of Children's Literature, attaching relevant authors’ aspects and the analyzed compositions; and it compares the elements brought out in each of the versions. The research presents itself through a bibliographical study on authors such as Nelly Novaes Coelho, Bruno Bettelheim and Ligia Cademartori, by data collection in books, magazines and articles. For the analysis we considered aspects such as: the characters, the plot and the historical context, among other aspects. The study presents results in a comparative board which exposes the differences and similarities found in each composition. Thus, it could be seen that the versions are full of meanings that represent the society and the time they were written.