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Most tales are told to illustrate a point of some kind. For instance, the tale of the ant and the grasshopper was told to illustrate the virtues of personal industry. Recently I have seen it altered to illustrate the evils of socialism and greed.
In any event, the tale may be rewritten to delete a particularly horrific portion that does not pertain to the ending of the tale or it might be rewritten to reflect the changing times of the speaker. In order to keep the tale relevant to the audience, it might have minor events or elements edited to keep the tale fresh and new.
A tale from another region might also have elements in it that are peculiar to that region. Such things as peculiar geography, for instance, will not help another region to see the point of the story. For instance, it would do no good to a British citizen to know that Red Riding Hood was going through the Carpathian countryside and X woods was particularly difficult. What they would be interested in was the meeting of the Wolf. The "minor" elements of the tale would be changed to suit the listener.
The original tale of Cinderella was Egyptian and concerned the true story of a female slave who became Queen of Egypt by having her sandal dropped by an eagle at the feet of the Pharaoh. The key elements--shoe, king, lowly maiden--have been changed to reflect the country of the teller, but the story remains the same. This is known as a variant on a tale.
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What part of an original story usually remains the same even after it has been reinterpreted by another author?
The core theme or central message of the original story tends to remain consistent even as it is reinterpreted by another author. This is because the underlying values or moral lessons that the story conveys are often preserved across different adaptations.
What is another term for moral or lesson of a story?
We might call it the message of the story.
What does implied theme?
What the author might have thought was the theme in the story.
Why might an author might write in the first person?
to tell the story in a voice of one of the characters
Who writes a story of a persons life by another person?
an author
Who was the author of The Ant and the Grasshopper?
The Grasshopper and the Ant is generally considered one of Aesop's Fables, written by Aesop, a slave and story-teller who lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BCE. It has been adapted and reinterpreted many times since the 19th century.
If an author tells a story about Sharon purchasing a new car and then interrupts that story to tell another story of why Sharon got a new car which narrative technique is the author using?
Flashback
What is the example of short story?
An example of a short story that I know is the three little pigs. Also, another story that you might know is Pinocchio.
Why might a short story author not give a character a name?
He might want to give the character a name at the end, as a surprise ending.
Why don't vampires and werewolfs get along?
Because the author of the story decides that way. A different author might have them being the best of friends.
How might an author develop a round character in a story?
By having the character change in an important way
What jobs might the citizens of Pompeii have done?
I think we'll leave that story for another day
