Issues in Folk Literature
A. Violence
-we can find the prevalence of violence in folk literature, such as foolish and irresponsible little pigs are devoured, wolves are cooked in boiling water, witches are pushed into hot ovens, characters are mutilated in any number of ways
-However, we find no reference to blood and nor is there a great sense of terror. It is a tale of ultimate evil and the triumph of goodness over adversity. The story is a sad one, but not without hope and not without justice.