"The Grimm Conclusion"

Rebecca silver                                                                                                                          808 

                Classic novels, such as “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Cinderella” have been passed down from generation to generation as stories that everybody knows. However, Adam Gidwitz,”the Grimm Conclusion” gives a whole new perspective to the classic fairytales; many of us know and love. For example, Jorinda, a twist on the actual character, cuts off her finger in order to get the a door open, or stepping on the glass slipper, that Cinderella wears, only to be married to the prince after losing it. “The Grimm Conclusion” focuses on the dark perspectives of many enjoyable fairytales; however his writing also shows us that there may not always be a happy ending, such as we were taught as children.

               

                As a child, reading fairytales was a gateway to an imaginary world of magic, princesses and evil. I had never thought that a fairytale would ever be able to poses such a dark plot, that not only includes evil but monsters, vicious beasts, and gruesome details that I can’t explain. However it introduced me to the idea that not everything can turn out the way things are planned to. In “Cinderella” the princess loses her slipper only for it to be returned to her by, of course a prince. “The Grimm Conclusion” has a different way of putting it, where as the prince never actually finds the slipper while Cinderella herself, is only to be put to work as a slave to her two evil stepsisters. As well as Snow White, where she never actually wakes up but is instead in a coma, never to wake up. These obviously aren’t the childhood fairytales we all grew up on, however it really does open us up to the fact that maybe we won’t have our happy ever after’s.

               

                Many parents are of course, are involved in their own lives as well as their children’s such as, television, education and of course books. However recently, “banned” books have made their way into one of the many issues our society faces. Many parents and children have very different opinions and views, on the subject of “banned books” that may have to do with religion, violence, and cruelty. “The Grimm Conclusion,” is of course banned for all of those reasons including, harassment, political views, and unhappy fairy tale endings, that many parents believe their children should not endure. However children do need to learn reality, as though there may not always be happy endings, such as fairytales usually portray them to be. Many parents disagree, that children should NEVER become a subject to, these issues, even when faced with the challenges that come with adult hood. Adam Gidwitz own “the Grimm Conclusion may be one of the many challenges our society faces, however he teaches us valuable life lessons that many readers should know, through his  unique writing style, that includes “dark fairy tales.”

               

                There are many styles of writing, that many authors accumulate over time. Adam Gidwitz has a record of portraying fairytales to be dark, cruel things that many parents disagree with. They believe their child should not be a subject to such horrible things that include abuse, cursing and violence. However “The Grimm Conclusion” has taught me that not everything will turn out the way it should, because nobody’s life will ever be perfect using classic fairytales to show how they would really end up.