Pourquoi est-ce que j'aime certains ou tous les contes de Charles Perrault ? Sont-ils intéressants au XXI siècle et pourquoi ?

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Опубликовано: 03.05.2023, 09:46

Автор: МБЦ

La connaissance avec les contes commence à l’enfance. Chacun de nous lisait ces œuvres ou entendait avec l’intérêt nos parents, nos grands-parents qui nous les lisaient. Chacun a regardé les images des livres des contes et leur adaptation sur les écrans de télévision. Mais qu’est-ce que c’est un conte ? C'est une petite histoire instructive où le bien bat toujours le mal. Il est difficile d’imaginer un auteur pour les enfants qui leur racontera que le malfaiteur reste impuni.

Il existe beaucoup de conteurs de renommée mondiale comme par exemple Hans Christian Andersen, les frères Grimm ou Alexandre Pouchkine. En parlant des conteurs français, la quasi-totalité se souvient immédiatement Charles Perrault. Ses œuvres merveilleuses sont tellement simples, mais en même temps ils portent des importantes valeurs humanistiques.

Charles Perrault est un écrivain français qui est connu comme auteur des contes de nos jours. Mais les chercheurs disent que seulement le conte «Riquet à la houppe» est écrit par Perrault. Les autres œuvres dans le recueil «Les Contes de ma mère l'Oye" sont son adaptation des contes populaires.

Mais est-ce qu’au XXI siècle ces contes restent actuels? Ma réponse est affirmative parce que j’adore tous les contes de Charles Perrault. Dans chaque d’eux il y a la leçon morale et des personnages remarquables. Et maintenant j’essaie vous convaincre de mon point de vue.

Pour comprendre que les contes sont importants à lire même à nos jours, il faut voir l’utilité de conte comme genre littéraire. Ici tout est facile : les contes expliquent aux enfants les règles de la vie qu’ils doivent respecter. Chaque conte a une moralité et représente la façon d’agir dans une telle situation ou telle autre. Cette leçon morale est servie aux enfants sous une forme d’un récit passionnant. Et il faut dire que c’est un moyen effectif d’éduquer la génération suivante. Si on regarde les gens qui ont lu dans leur enfance des contes instructifs on verra les empreintes de ces contes dans leur comportement quotidien. Ils se conduisent plus respectueusement avec d'autres personnes que ceux qui faisaient des bêtises et n'écoutaient pas les parents à l’enfance. Après tout, toutes nos manières et même notre compréhension de vie viennent de l’époque où nous, comme des éponges, absorbons tous ce que nos proches nous présentent.

Dans les contes de l'écrivain français, on peut ressentir comment l'auteur nous montre une image assez correcte de l'attitude envers les gens. Par exemple en passant par «Les Fées» l’auteur nous dit qu'il est impossible de juger une personne uniquement par son apparence. De même il faut être bienveillant et respectueux envers chaque personne qu’on rencontre soit roi ou pauvre (au moins que cette personne ne vous a pas fait de mal). Une autre qualité qui se répète dans les contes de Charles Perrault est une ingéniosité. Ce sont le Chat botté et le Petit Poucet qui le montre. Le conte «Cendrillon» nous explique que la beauté d'âme est plus importante que celle de notre apparence. Cela prouve le Prince qui a reconnu Cendrillon même quand elle n’était pas en robe du bal. Sauf les qualités positifs les contes de Charles Perrault éclairent les traits négatifs du caractère. Et bien sûr c’est l’indiscrétion, l’impatience et la désobéissance comme dans «La Belle au bois dormant», «Le Petit Chaperon rouge» ou «La Barbe bleue».

Les contes font partie intégrante de l'éducation des enfants et de la formation de leur vision du monde comme nous l'avons découvert. Mais les contes restent intéressants pour les adultes car, en relisant, on peut voir un autre sens caché sous le sujet attrayant. Un message assez simple peut leur rappeler quelque chose importante qu’on oublie avec le temps. Donc, est-il nécessaire de lire cette littérature qui nous paraît assez élémentaire ? Oui, oui, et encore oui. De plus je pense que les contes de Charles Perrault sont incroyablement brillants et l'un des meilleurs exemples de littérature étrangère pour les enfants. Ce n’est pas pour rien que Charles Perrault était un des écrivains étrangers les plus publiés en URSS.

Екатерина Степченкова, 13 лет,

8 «Г» класс, ГУО «Гимназия № 3 г. Витебска имени А.С. Пушкина»

Charles Perrault «Cinderella»

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Опубликовано: 21.04.2023, 15:29

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As a child, my mother read a lot of fairy tales to me, I liked to listen to them before going to bed and, imagining fabulous pictures, fall asleep to the sound of my mother's voice. I liked a lot of fairy tales: both Little Red Riding Hood and Three Little Pigs, but the fairy tale about Cinderella became my favorite.

This story is about a girl with a kind heart whose father married an angry, grumpy woman. The stepmother had two own daughters, whom she loved very much, but her stepdaughter was not enough love. Cinderella had to endure reproaches and humiliation, doing dirty hard work, and there was no one to intercede for her. The father could not argue with his wife, he was weak-willed and weak-willed. But, despite all the insults, Cinderella still did not become embittered, she retained warmth and softness. The girl was skillful, and any work in her hands was argued. Once they were invited to the royal ball, but the stepmother forbade Cinderella to go, in the hope that one of her daughters could charm the prince and marry him. This was not destined to happen, because the fairy godmother helped Cinderella, and she still managed to get to the ball. There she met the prince, and feelings arose between them. But she had to leave the palace before midnight. The fairy tale has a happy ending - the prince found his beloved and they got married, despite all the obstacles.

I think that every girl would like to be a princess, because princesses live in the palace, they have many beautiful dresses. But how many girls would like to be like Cinderella? After all, her life was very difficult before meeting the prince. It seems to me that Cinderella today is the same girl who has a very difficult time, but she has a good heart and she tries to share kindness with other people. Perhaps the modern Cinderella has no parents and lives in an orphanage or with evil relatives. She really wants a loving family and, of course, at least sometimes a holiday in life.

The story teaches us a lot. For example, the fact that for work and efforts will always be repaid in good coin. This is exactly what happened to the main character. Cinderella was hardworking, did not harbor anger and resentment towards her sisters and stepmother, despite everything they did. «Cinderella» teaches not only to be kind and condescending, but also hardworking. After all, it was thanks to her diligence that the girl got to the ball, where she met the prince.

Ivanova Daria, 11 years old, pupil

Blue Beard written by Charles Perrault is one of my favourite tales...

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Опубликовано: 21.04.2023, 15:27

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Blue Beard written by Charles Perrault is one of my favourite tales, because it makes you think about relationships between people. One can say that it’s not a fairy tale for children but for adults.

So, what was Bluebeard's secret? Why did he kill his wives? How did it all begin and why did it finish that way? After all, the tale ends with a not quite traditional «and they lived happily ever after». The main character is killed, his surviving wife becomes a rich widow and remarries (in her new home she must forget all the horrors of her past family life). So, what was hidden in the locked room? What secrets were kept there? There are many theories and opinions on this subject. There is also the theme of psychic trauma, deeply buried, hidden from human eyes and locked. The theme of hiding one's powerlessness. There are associations with the Greek myth of Pandora. Biblical themes of Adam and Eve. Really, there's a lot of stuff, for all tastes.

But what if there is no secret? That's right, the secret is that there is no secret, and never was. Bluebeard believes he has supremacy and power over the woman. There is something mysterious, incomprehensible, known only to him and locked in a room. It is a secret, the possession of which gives him power over others (especially his wife). To assert his power, he tests the woman for obedience, but makes a mistake. His miscalculation is monstrous. Finally, the first wife opens the room and finds it empty, completely empty. There is nothing, no secret. Domination is only a mirage, an illusion; the emptiness of the room proves it. A profound realization arrives that all grounds for a sense of superiority are wrong. Bluebeard cannot come to terms with this. The emptiness of the room becomes a trigger and a call to action. The action happens. The room fills with death and with murder. The door slams shut with a noise. A change takes place, but in essence everything remains as it was. Bluebeard has no power to control, to dominate, no real grounds for superiority...another wife turns the key in the keyhole... At the end, the hero dies because he miscalculated his powers. Times are changing, and attitudes toward women must change. What is the tale about? What a mysterious code is hidden in it?

We can summarize that «Bluebeard» is a story about a man's thirst for power and an unreasonable sense of superiority, a story about a man's anxieties, the fear of losing his dominant position...and the inevitable changes, about a change of perspective on the role of women in family, male life and society or the theme of male vulnerability, helplessness...He defended as best he could, but did not survive...

Anastasia Shinkevich

The Magic Land of Charles Perrault

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Опубликовано: 21.04.2023, 15:23

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Charles Perrault was an outstanding French storyteller who gave the world such fairy tales as «Donkeyskin», «Tom Thumb», «Little Red Riding Hood», «Cat in Boots», «Sleeping Beauty», «Cinderella» and others. He is considered the founder of the literary fairy tale genre, although he didn't start creating fairy tale works until he was 60 years old.

Our family is very fond of his fairy tales. When I was a child, my mother read the book «The Fairy Tales of Mother Goose» by C. Perrault. This collection brought the writer world fame and a world of magic and goodness to me. The family tradition of reading fairy tales by Charles Perrault is continuing today. My little daughter listens to this author's tales with great pleasure.

She is impressed by the magical colorful folk story written by the talented author. She follows the adventures of the characters in the tale with interest. Her child’s attention is attracted by the scenes of the fairy tale, where good wins over evil. She wants to be like the princess and Cinderella.

Fairy tale characters by Perrault are understandable to a little girl. They are simple and unambiguous. Little Red Riding Hood is a kind and caring granddaughter, and the Wolf is evil and treacherous. The Puss in Boots is a clever and quick-witted friend. Cinderella is a hard-working and obedient stepdaughter. The Prince is brave and caring.

The little girl likes to discuss heroes who have been punished for their vices. She learns from the stories of fairy tales that virtue wins and vices are punished. It gives her confidence that the real world is good and happy.

Every Charles Perrault fairy tale has given my daughter a favorite character, but the favorites are The Cat (in Boots), Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty.

She loves the Sleeping Beauty most of all. She likes the magical plot in which the magic of an evil witch plunges the kingdom into sleep and the castle is covered by a dense wall of plants. (This happens because of a simple spindle that pricked the princess.) My daughter also loves this tale because it has a good ending. (The prince in love saves the princess and the kingdom.)

In my opinion, the art of Ch. Perrault is relevant and in demand. His fairy tales teach not to lose hope, but to hope for the best. Remember, no matter how hard it is, there is always a way out of a difficult situation. Resentment and revenge do not lead to a good result. You should not waste your life on this harmful feeling. Only the power of love has a powerful ability to defeat evil.

The author's loyalty to folklore traditions, in which the folk experience and wisdom of life are hidden, make the tales interesting for modern readers. I am sure that the family tradition of reading fairy tales by Ch. Perrault will continue in the future.

Natalya Krasnikova