The story plays on our fears in various ways. For example, it plays on our fear of the dark. The forest, which is likely to be dark, is where the danger lies. It also plays on the fear of losing loved ones. When the wolf is about to eat Red Riding Hood's grandmother, it evokes the fear of losing our family members. Additionally, the story plays on the fear of being overpowered. Red Riding Hood is a small girl against a big, strong wolf, and this imbalance makes us fear being in a situation where we are powerless against a threat.
It plays on our fear of the unknown. The forest in the story represents the unknown world outside our comfort zone. We fear for Little Red Riding Hood as she ventures into it.
It plays on our fear of being abandoned, like the children were by their parents. Also, the fear of the unknown in the forest and the fear of being eaten by a monster, which the witch is.
The wolf interacts by tricking Little Red Riding Hood. It asks her where she is going and then races ahead to the grandmother's house.
The wolf deceives Little Red Riding Hood by starting a friendly conversation. He asks her where she is going, and she innocently tells him she is going to her grandmother's. Then he uses this information to get to the grandmother's house first.
The woodsman is the hero in the story. He saves Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother from the big bad wolf. When he hears the wolf in the grandmother's house, he uses his axe to cut open the wolf's belly and frees them.
The color red in her hood can symbolize passion or a vivid presence. It makes her stand out in the dull and dark forest, perhaps representing her being different or special in a rather dangerous world. It could also be a sign of her life force, which the wolf is ultimately trying to destroy.
In some versions, a hunter comes and saves Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother by killing the wolf.
Little Red Riding Hood sets off to visit her grandma. On the way, she meets a wolf. The wolf runs ahead to grandma's house, pretends to be grandma and eats her. When Little Red Riding Hood arrives, the wolf tries to eat her too. But luckily, a hunter comes and saves them.
In the classic version, Little Red Riding Hood is saved by the woodsman who cuts open the wolf's stomach and frees her and her grandmother. Then they fill the wolf's stomach with stones, and it dies.
Little Red Riding Hood sets off to visit her grandma. Along the way, she meets a wolf who tricks her about her grandma's whereabouts. When she reaches her grandma's house, she realizes the wolf has eaten her grandma and dressed up as her. But in the end, a woodcutter saves them.