Little Red Riding Hood...Revamped!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb0B8UQOLVg&feature=related


  So, in this clip of Little red riding hood, she is personified as the woman of the wolf's dreams. This cartoon is seemingly popular simply because of the song being played as well as the character's used.


The song, "Lil' Red Riding Hood" by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, was teamed together with a Warner Bros. cartoon clip of "Little Red Hot Riding Hood". In this clip created by cartoonist, Tex Avery, Little Red Riding Hood is the eye candy, while the wolf is the lustful male figure at this jazz club. In this sense, because of its release date and the times they were in, the clip was censored, chopped up and eventually created to be something else. Created in the early 40's, this lustful cartoon clip caused major social woes concerning the sexy image of women and the animalistic rage of men and their hormones. 


  
personally, i thought the cartoon was comical. I can remember seeing this clip on a golden, classic type dvd with many older cartoons my dad purchased for "us youngin's". But now that i'm older, i can definitely see the sociological and communal effect it would have on the youth of that time. Overall, i think the combination of the song and the video clip are perfect! Not only does the song depict the clip perfectly, but its the same vice versa. The clip is one speaking of sensuality and longing, while the song is speaking of a more modern sense of longing.


I believe the life and tutelage of Little Red Riding Hood to be alive and ever growing....


   

Fairy Tales and Psychology

Fairy tales and psychology have an intense relationship. Because fairytales and psychology both deal within the mind, they are clearly inter-related. Even though your brain is always trying to make sense of things, it is the collection of repressed memories and experiences that create the fairy tale stories. The fact that this mental process occurs has caused many prolific minds to come up with different theories as to how the two worlds of imagination and science coincide.

The two most important minds, Freud and Jung, both talked about the psyche of fairy tales and where they might originate. Freud believed that fairy tales originate from the Id, or primary process . It is in the unconscious where the most impulsive thoughts come from. The saying, "let your imagination run wild", fits this theory perfectly. When one is free to their imagination, it is impossible what the outcome will be. In this instance, fairytales for the ages are a result of one's imagination.
Jung inferred that fairytales are all universal because of a "collective unconscious". As stated before through Freud, instead of everyone having an individual, unique unconscious pattern, Jung proposes that everyone is connected through their unconscious. If you think about it, most, if not all fairytales have the same recurring themes. We are all connected through our unconscious, which was furthermore assumed that this was a genetic/biological phenomenon.

To put these fairytales into practice, psychotherapists place their patients in the stories in order to connect to them on a more interpersonal level. Because most people know how fairytales go, and how useful they can be, it is easy for a psychotherapist to relate to the patient and further help them in whatever way they can.

Fairytales and psychology go hand in hand. It is difficult to not relate one to the other...

Fairy Tale: What It Means to Me...

Fairytale: a recollection of one's subconscious reality

     In recent class discussions, it is evident that a clear, concise definition of what "fairy tales" are, is constantly changing. However, there are recurring themes that help provide a sense of direction when discussing fairytales. Of these themes, we have found that most, if not all fairytales are dreamed of first.
     I believe that "subconscious reality" is simply a more profound way of saying "dreams". Because dreams occur during the sleeping process, or even 'daydreaming', which happens when your brain is in a lax state, it is labeled as being unconscious. With that unconsciousness, your subconscious, repressed thoughts come alive and play out according to your inner mental processes. Fairytales all surround and involve the supernatural world as well as some elements of reality.
    Therefore, it is my strong belief that fairytales are simply the engines used to express what everyone is really thinking. It also allows us to understand how connected everyone is, ultimately.

Intro to Fairytale Class

   This particular class caught my attention because of the imagination that laid behind it. Fairy and folk tales interested me as a child, and now as an adult, i can truly understand the underlying symbolism behind each tale. Because this is an interdisciplinary study class, i would hope it'd be more subject to discussion and exploration more so by the students than by the book. I see this class as a chance to strengthen my  analytical skills. By expressing my thoughts and learning new ways of thinking from other people, my figurative horizons will be broadened.
   In this seminar, i hope to learn more about where fairy and folk tales originated from. I would also like to explore the various interpretations of each regions recollection of the tales. Of most fairy tales, i would say that my favorite is between "Hansel and Gretel" and "The Little Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe". The first fairy tale is a favorite simply because it was one told to me by my grandparents, except in spanish. The latter is a little closer to home because my mother has "...so many children, she doesn't know what to do...". I find them both charming tales, but i don't really know that much about the origins and things like that.
   So, as i will be blogging regularly, we will see how each class and each lessons furthers my imagination and creative lifestyle.