It is usually considered that fairy tales tend to be stories for children. Traditionally, though, there is a much more adult tone to them. Even with the light-hearted nature, today, a lot of authors are writing fairy tale books for adults. There are a number of different varieties, here, and they all have their own way in which they are more for adults than children.
At the forefront, here, different themes comes into play. One very common version is one that has a lot more blood and gore than usual, whether that usual is a specific tale or a more general take on the genre. Both childhood fears and adult fears can be invoked, here. For the childhood fears, there is still the presence of creeping monsters.
These nightmares live in the shadows or under the bed. Since they are, nonetheless, important to the nature of this kind of story, they still have presence. Alongside them, however, the adult fears now have emphasis. They are present in a way that they would not be for children. Both more subtle threats and things such as the loss of children, themselves, are things that come up, here.
Things tend to be implied, more, too, since an adult reader will usually pick up on things that a child would not. On the other hand, the brutality of a situation is never left to the imagination of the reader. If a character is thought to be bleeding, then they will bleed. The topics of an adult fairy tale will often be more complex references to real life events.
In a way you would not find in a story meant for a child, there could be allusions here to things such as illness and war. There will be, of course, as well as gore, possible sexual references. This would, obviously, not at all be appropriate for children. This may be in the form of a subtle joke or it could be in the form of a full sex scene.
Since a lot of stories have a lot to do with romance, this can happen a fair amount. Another thing you might find here is humor. This is a good platform for comedy, after all, since it is so simple and can easily be made to be satirical. This might be in the form of a send off of the genre, itself, in that it pokes fun at all of the traditional, common tropes, here. For many adults, this kind of take on childhood favorites is a lot of fun.
It might be that this is even taken further, with the stories used as a way to lampoon something. For example, one common target, here, tends to be politics. It is often the case that the joke comes from the idea that many character archetypes can be seen to mirror real power structures. History, as well, is common, here, particularly since these stories are often very archaic and can be looked at, this way.
These stories might not even be comedic and, instead, they might be told in a fashion that is far more realistic. This refers to both the place and the time of their origins. There may not be the common magical aspect to these fairy tale books for adults, but there is also a variety out there.
At the forefront, here, different themes comes into play. One very common version is one that has a lot more blood and gore than usual, whether that usual is a specific tale or a more general take on the genre. Both childhood fears and adult fears can be invoked, here. For the childhood fears, there is still the presence of creeping monsters.
These nightmares live in the shadows or under the bed. Since they are, nonetheless, important to the nature of this kind of story, they still have presence. Alongside them, however, the adult fears now have emphasis. They are present in a way that they would not be for children. Both more subtle threats and things such as the loss of children, themselves, are things that come up, here.
Things tend to be implied, more, too, since an adult reader will usually pick up on things that a child would not. On the other hand, the brutality of a situation is never left to the imagination of the reader. If a character is thought to be bleeding, then they will bleed. The topics of an adult fairy tale will often be more complex references to real life events.
In a way you would not find in a story meant for a child, there could be allusions here to things such as illness and war. There will be, of course, as well as gore, possible sexual references. This would, obviously, not at all be appropriate for children. This may be in the form of a subtle joke or it could be in the form of a full sex scene.
Since a lot of stories have a lot to do with romance, this can happen a fair amount. Another thing you might find here is humor. This is a good platform for comedy, after all, since it is so simple and can easily be made to be satirical. This might be in the form of a send off of the genre, itself, in that it pokes fun at all of the traditional, common tropes, here. For many adults, this kind of take on childhood favorites is a lot of fun.
It might be that this is even taken further, with the stories used as a way to lampoon something. For example, one common target, here, tends to be politics. It is often the case that the joke comes from the idea that many character archetypes can be seen to mirror real power structures. History, as well, is common, here, particularly since these stories are often very archaic and can be looked at, this way.
These stories might not even be comedic and, instead, they might be told in a fashion that is far more realistic. This refers to both the place and the time of their origins. There may not be the common magical aspect to these fairy tale books for adults, but there is also a variety out there.
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