{"id":2371234,"date":"2015-07-14T08:50:52","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T13:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/?p=2371234"},"modified":"2023-01-06T22:58:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T04:58:32","slug":"what-makes-a-fairy-tale-a-fairy-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/blog\/what-makes-a-fairy-tale-a-fairy-tale\/","title":{"rendered":"What Makes a Fairy Tale a Fairy Tale?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Addison Lucchi, Guest Contributor<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"What-makes-Fairytale\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The definition of a fairy-story\u2014what it is, or what it should be\u2014does not depend on\u00a0any definition or historical account of elf or fairy, but upon the nature of Fa\u00ebrie: the\u00a0Perilous Realm itself, and the air that blows in that country.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

–\u00a0J.R.R. Tolkien<\/p>\n

When I try to answer the \u201cwhat is a fairytale\u201d question in conversation, I usually\u00a0answer the same way George MacDonald did: I simply recommend my favorite fairy tales<\/strong>\u2026 \u201cRead Peter Pan<\/em>!\u201d I say.\u00a0\u201cRead Grimm, read Anderson, read Stardust<\/em>, read the Narnia books\u2026 and perhaps\u00a0by reading all of those, you will then understand what a fairy tale is.\u201d<\/p>\n

And then of course, I also direct them to great essays<\/strong>\u00a0such as \u201cOn Fairy Stories\u201d\u00a0by Tolkien, \u201cOn Three Ways of Writing for Children\u201d by C.S. Lewis, \u201cThe Fantastic\u00a0Imagination\u201d by George MacDonald, and \u201cThe Ethics of Elfland\u201d by G.K. Chesterton.<\/p>\n

Guided by some of these stories and essays,\u00a0here are some of the key elements that make a fairy tale what it is:<\/p>\n

1. Fairy Tales Put the Ordinary into the Extraordinary<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Most good \u201cfairy-stories\u201d are about the adventures of men in the Perilous Realm or\u00a0upon its shadowy marches.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

– J.R.R. Tolkien<\/p>\n

The protagonist of a fairytale is never a superhero, never a fairy, and never a\u00a0magical creature. Fairy stories are about someone ordinary, someone seemingly\u00a0unimportant,<\/strong> who then travels into an extraordinary realm full of wonder, and\u00a0magic, and fantastical beings.<\/p>\n

Often, this is a normal, somewhat discontent human child who leaves behind the\u00a0monotony and difficulties of real life to travel into the Perilous Realm of\u00a0Fairyland<\/strong>\u2014The Chronicles of Narnia, Alice in Wonderland<\/em>, Peter Pan<\/em>, and The Wizard\u00a0of Oz<\/em> all come to mind. Another wonderful modern fairy tale that does this\u00a0beautifully is Cathrynne Valente\u2019s The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship\u00a0of Her Own Making<\/em>.<\/p>\n

When an ordinary protagonist enters an extraordinary world, it\u2019s almost as if we\u00a0ourselves are entering Fairyland.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Fairy Tales Evoke Wonder<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This elementary wonder, however, is not a mere fancy derived from fairy tales; on the\u00a0contrary, all the fire of the fairy tales is derived from this…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

– G.K. Chesterton<\/p>\n

True fairy tales have a certain mood to them, a certain power that I cannot describe\u00a0as anything else but wonder<\/em>. It is not essential that fairy stories contain adventure;\u00a0it\u2019s not essential that they contain allegory; it\u2019s not even essential that they are\u00a0fantasy in genre. But this \u201celementary wonder\u201d is a vital part of a\u00a0true fairy tale.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s what Tolkien referred to as the \u201cnature of Fa\u00ebrie.\u201d The magical air that blows in\u00a0the country of the Perilous Realm. It\u2019s something that cannot be described by a\u00a0single word, but\u00a0wonder<\/em> comes the closest\u2014though perhaps joy<\/em> is another\u00a0way to describe it.<\/p>\n

Wonder and joy are the true source of the magic of Fairyland.<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Fairy Tales Are Reasonable<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

There are certain sequences or developments which are, in the true sense of the word,\u00a0reasonable. They are, in the true sense of the word, necessary\u2026 We in fairyland (who\u00a0are the most reasonable of all creatures) admit that reason and that necessity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

– G.K. Chesterton<\/p>\n

An important fact about Fairyland is that it has rules.<\/strong> In Fairyland, anything can\u00a0happen\u2014magical, whimsical, fantastical things\u2014but they all happen very\u00a0reasonably and according to the rules of the place<\/strong>. This doesn\u2019t mean that these laws\u00a0can\u2019t be broken\u2014the very definition of a law is that it CAN be broken\u2014but only\u00a0according to reason<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Fairyland must have laws, and rules, and reason\u2014just as the real world has magic,\u00a0and adventure, and miracles.<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. Fairy Tales Are Meant To Be Retold<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It is possible that God says every morning, \u201cDo it again\u201d to the sun; and every evening,\u00a0\u201cDo it again\u201d to the moon. It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies\u00a0alike; it may be that God makes every daisy separately, but has never got tired of\u00a0making them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

– G.K. Chesterton<\/p>\n

Fairy tales are meant to be retold.<\/strong> Isn\u2019t it incredible that stories as\u00a0old as \u201cCinderella\u201d and \u201cSleeping Beauty\u201d (first published by Basile in 1634) are still\u00a0being told today? And who knows when the oral tradition of these stories began?\u00a0Versions of each of these exist in numerous cultures, and they\u2019ve also been adapted\u00a0and retold in operas, plays, ballets, films, and novels. Clearly these\u00a0stories are worth retelling.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t to say that fairy tales can\u2019t or shouldn\u2019t be original. In Fairyland, there are infinite new ideas, and an unending number of new stories to\u00a0tell. But even the new stories will carry some element or some inspiration\u00a0from a story that has already been told\u2026 and that\u2019s okay.<\/p>\n

There is beauty in repetition.<\/strong><\/p>\n

5. Fairy Tales Mean Something<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A fairytale is not an allegory. There may be allegory in it, but it is not an allegory. He\u00a0must be an artist indeed who can in any mode, produce a strict allegory that is not a\u00a0weariness to the spirit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

– George MacDonald<\/p>\n

A true fairy tale has meaning\u2014a reason for reading beyond entertainment or\u00a0escapism.<\/strong> This isn\u2019t to say that a fairy tale should be an allegory, or that it even needs\u00a0to have a particular lesson or moral associated with it. But a fairy tale that contains\u00a0true wonder and beauty cannot help but have some sort of meaning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It is true that some fairy tales DO have intentional, easy-to-spot themes or morals<\/strong>.\u00a0The tales collected by Charles Perrault were even written with a moral stated at the\u00a0end. For instance, Perrault\u2019s version of \u201cCinderella\u201d (or \u201cThe Little Glass Slipper\u201d)\u00a0ends with the stated moral that grace is more important than beauty. Hans Christian\u00a0Andersen is also very well known for intentionally writing themes and lessons for\u00a0children into his stories\u2014most of the stories he wrote were reflections on his own\u00a0life, people he met, and things he experienced.<\/p>\n

But regardless of whether a fairy tale has an intended theme or moral, if it contains\u00a0wonder, beauty, and truth, it will have meaning, and it will at the very least wake\u00a0things up in the reader and inspire him to think<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

There is so much more to fairy tales than I can hope to cover in a short blog\u00a0post, but hopefully you now have a basic understanding of some of the key elements\u00a0that make a fairy tale a fairy tale.<\/p>\n

The best thing you can do for your fellow, next to rousing his conscience, is\u2014not to\u00a0give him things to think about, but to wake things up that are in him; or say, to make\u00a0him think things for himself\u2026 if any strain of my \u201cbroken music\u201d make a child\u2019s eyes\u00a0flash or his mother\u2019s grow for a moment dim, my labour will not have been in vain.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

– George MacDonald<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

\"Addison<\/a>About Addison<\/strong><\/p>\n

Addison has been part of The One Year Adventure Novel<\/em> (OYAN) since the very\u00a0beginning, and he still loves the OYAN community with both of his hearts. He has a\u00a0B.A. in English Literature, focusing on children\u2019s literature and fairy tales. Mostly, he\u00a0hopes to use his passion for stories and life to show people the joy and love of Christ.\u00a0Teaching literature classes, playing music with friends, working at the library, and\u00a0going on adventures whenever possible are some of Addison\u2019s favorite activities!<\/p>\n

Addison hopes to eventually release a collection of original fairytales, as well as\u00a0complete his quirky time-travel mystery series.\u00a0Notably, Addison also loves penguins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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