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Illustrations of Little Red Riding Hood

Visual illustrations have a relevant role in forming an impression to the readers of a certain story . In the case of Little Red Riding Hood , two different picture book versions are examined to come up with an analysis on how a particular reader would perceive the story in his or her mind . The Perrault and Moon version of Little Red Riding Hood depicts a dark tale of a young napve girl who is entirely fooled by a wolf . On

the other hand , the second picture book version of Jenny Giles and Karin Ryan illustrates a much lighter and lively way of telling the tale of a young girl who is rescued by a hunter from the big bad wolf These perceptions are revealed by means of how the illustrations on the books are designed

Perrault 's version includes dark illustrations and photographs from Sarah Moon . The book cover shows a black and white photo of a young girl crossing the street in a seemingly urban area . She is wearing a checkered dress and a loose hood that covers her upper body . Her face is illuminated by the passing car headlights and the whole image seems to convey that the girl is about to get hit by the car . The darkness and morbidity of the illustration represents the story 's dark tale as well because in this version , the young girl and her grandmother are eaten whole by the wolf . The...