First Post Ever

Hey Everyone,

I never thought I'd have a blog, but here i am setting up an account on blogger.com
Granted, its for English class, but that doesn't mean it needs to be purely academical. When writing this blog, I'll try and include both the most interesting thoughts i have on our English class and the many fairy tales we will analyze throughout the 2009 fall semester as well as anything else in the world that may have a strong influence or possible impact on me.

Our first story was "Little red riding hood", a tale i was most familiar with as a child. The story i was read as a child was from a collection of stories from the Grimm Brothers, and reading this story now makes me realize that even though i had forgotten almost all major details to the plot, its the actual characters like the bad wolf that remain so vividly intact in my imagination.

For me this is one of the main reasons why stories and tales like this can really influence a child's mind and development. How we as people might learn a serious life lesson from such characters as the scary wolf or the innocent little red riding hood.

Whether we remember the plot of these stories in detail or not, being brought up with certain fairy tales can definitely be beneficial to a child's development, parents should choose which tales they want there kids to grow up with wisely, as this can be some of the most influential material they will come across.

In Conclusion i have to say that I'm very pleased with the way my English class functions, i can use some of my understanding on how i remember most of these tales, and at the same time get to improve my knowledge on the tale through the various different versions we touch on in this course.