Who is the author of the story Jack and the Beanstalk?

Answer 1

Courage- He defeats the giant who, upon entering finds out by the giantess (according to The Red Fairy Book, or "a plain looking woman" according to what we may call the "standard story of Jack and the Beanstalk" which I found in The Children's Book: A Collections of the Best and Most Famous Stories and Poems in the English Language, chosen by Horace E. Scudden, published 1883) that the giant who Jack is meant to defeat likes eating human flesh. Even though he is risking his life, courage, his promise to the fairy, and the prospect of winning his riches back; will push him to enter the house on three different occasions and come out in the end victorious.

The Red Fairy Book: "... he remembered that fear disgraces a man; so he struggled to be brave and make the best of things."

Good vs. Evil or Right vs. Wrong- The giant has stolen his fathers possessions (whether he was a "noble knight" or just a "good man" differs) making him bad vs. Jack who has lost his potential wealth due to the giant; making him good (The Read Fairy Book: Jack:"I fear nothing when I'm doing right")

Vengeance- As was mentioned before, Jack is getting revenge on the horrible giant who has taken his wealth and his father away from him.

Karma- Jacks father was what we may call a philanthropist: "Your father was a rich man, his disposition remarkable benevolent; he was very good to the poor" (The Children's Book: A Collections of the Best and Most Famous Stories and Poems in the English Language). In wanting to help out the giant who mislead Jack's father into thinking he was a gentleman who had lost everything in an earthquake (the giants story differs although he did make up a story of some sort). Jack's father took him under his wing and helped him out only to be kiloled by the giants in the end, steal all his possessions, burn down the house and only spared Jack's and his mothers life because his mother begged and pleaded (this also differs but the concept still remains the same). Jack gets his revenge by regaining all that was stolen from his father and killing the giant.

The Children's Book: A Collections of the Best and Most Famous Stories and Poems in the English Language(p.164-174)

The Red Fairy Book (p.133-145)

Answer 2

Jack ,and the giant and his mommy

Answer 3

Dave Pikley