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Class 12 Compulsory English Heritage of Words The Gingerbread House Robert Coover

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The Gingerbread House

Robert Coover

What are the most striking differences between Coover’s “The Gingerbread House” and Grimm brothers’ “Hansel and Gretel”.

Hansel and Gretel The Gingerbread House
  • There are five characters: the father, the step-mother, the two children and the witch. 
  • There are four characters: the father, the two children and the witch. Stepmother is absent.
  • The boy and the girl are identified by their names.
  • They are identified only by the relation, not by names.
  • This story begins in the house and ends in the house.
  • This story begins and ends in the jungle.
  • The main focus is on the course of events.
  • The main focus is on description and details.
  • This story ends happily as the children are back home after overcoming difficulties.
  • This story ends with the mysterious door and the thing beyond it: the witch.
  • Poverty ends in this story.
  • Poverty doesn’t end here.
  • Love between the brother and sister is shown as ideal.
  • They fight as well as love, which is more realistic.
  • It is in the past tense, which indicates that the event took place sometime in the past.
  • It is in the present tense, which indicates that the event is closer to our life. 
  • There are complete and long sentences, a mark of formal written language.
  • There are short, simple sentences like everyday language.
  • It is written in conventional prose form.
  • Written in 42 chapters, it is almost poetic.
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