According the Bettelheim, the "universally valid tenets of moral instruction for children" is the following: be independent; don't be greedy; materially contribute to your family; be mature.
"Superficial" v. "Deeper" Reading ·Adults drawn to "deeper" reading
Okay, so is the author trying to say that this "deeper" reading is not actually deeper than the "superficial" reading? That's probably why they're both in quotations...
Author is critiquing Bettelheim's reading which casts children in a bad light because that's not actually a deeper reading. In fact, Bettelheim is just cherry picking fairy tales or rewriting them to fit his theory. In a different reading, there are no "tenets of moral instruction" in those fairy tales.
Explanation ·of Bettelheim and other's flawed interpretation
Society wants to deny that adults are evil; hence posits children as evil; hence views fairy tales as instruments of moral instruction; hence denies that fairy tales can just be unproductive fun.
Passage Style
Critique or debate
10.
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Question Type
Implied
Other’s perspective
This is an Implied question from the perspective of Bettelheim about “Hansel and Gretel.” We see Bettelheim’s interpretation of “Hansel and Gretel” in P2.
We know that, in general, Bettelheim interprets fairy tales in a way that minimizes adults’ bad behavior. With this in mind, we should expect Bettelheim to de-emphasize anything pro-child or anti-parent.
a
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This would make Hansel and Gretel’s parents wrongdoers, which would be counter to Bettelheim’s pro-parent, anti-child interpretation. According to Bettelheim, instead of being about children abandoned by their parents, “Hansel and Gretel” is about children who give up their unhealthy dependency on their parents. Thus, we know that the “abandonment” element of the story is de-emphasized in Bettelheim’s interpretation.
b
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In Bettelheim’s view, the story about the witch imprisoning the children forces listeners to face the dangers of unrestrained greed, so Bettelheim’s interpretation would not de-emphasize this element.
c
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Bettelheim’s interpretation serves to train listeners to become “mature children,” so his interpretation probably wouldn’t de-emphasize the part of the story where children take matters into their own hands and overpower the witch.
d
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Instead, Bettelheim’s interpretation of the story highlights that the children took the witch’s jewels, because this allowed the children to support the family. This part of the story, according to Bettelheim, trains children to become mature.
Instead, Bettelheim’s interpretation of the story highlights that the children took the witch’s jewels, because this allowed the children to support the family. This part of the story, according to Bettelheim, trains children to become mature.
Difficulty
83% of people who answer get this correct
This is a moderately difficult question.
It is similar in difficulty to other questions in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%134
144
75%155
Analysis
Implied
Other’s perspective
Art
Critique or debate
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
83%
163
b
6%
155
c
3%
156
d
3%
155
e
5%
155
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