Throw Back Thursday - Fairy Tales

I don't think I fully appreciated the wide variety of fairy tales there actually are. Up until last week, I never thought of a fair tales as more than an unrealistic bed time story that really has no basis in reality. After this section however, I have realized that fairy tales have multiple functions. Some are used to inspire, some to entertain, and others to criticize certain aspects of their society. I am not sure if it was because of the minimal variety in the types of fairy tales I used to read that I didn't see the range of functionality or I was just to young to recognize their purpose. Either way, I am sorry I missed out. I would like to continue looking into the fairy tales that focus on raising awareness of social issues and critiquing them. More specifically, I will continue to look into the works of Oscar Wilde and Hans Christian Andersen.