To begin....Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales definitely epitomize the children's brain, in my opinion. With his tales, it is evident that each tale, specifically
The Little Mermaid, was created with a romantic child in mind.
The Little Mermaid, to me focused more so on the pre-pubescent child. It spoke of a certain kind of longing and desire to go beyond their circumstance. This tale also discussed the importance and beauty of self-sacrifice. In
The Red Shoe, as well as
The Little Mermaid, the female protagonist went through physical suffering in silence in order to achieve true love.
As for Oscar Wilde's stories, to begin he was never known to be a fairytale author. I found it interesting that through his fairytales, there are some Christian motifs. For example, in
The Selfish Giant, in the end, the giant ascended to heaven with a little boy whose hands and feet were pierced as if by nails, in the name of love. Another example is that of
The Happy Prince. God commanded his angel to gather up the lead heart of the happy prince and the dead swallow that they may join Him in Heaven. It appeared that through Oscar Wilde's interpretations of fairy tales and imagination, there was always some connection to the subconscious and one's God. Unlike normal fairy tales, where the happily ever after is between the people involved in the story, Wilde's idea of happily ever after is reduced to Heaven or a more religious sense of gratification.
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