The psychologist Sigmund Freud created many theories on how people are and why they do the things they do. His psychoanalytic theories are used today to for a better understanding of and to analyze literature. Freud's three key zones of mental process are the id, the ego and the superego. The id is one of the most important of the three when talking about "Little Red Riding Hood" by Charles Perrault. The author tries to …showed first 75 words of 680 total…

…showed last 75 words of 680 total…story. These "wolves" are just preying on young impressionable little girls in order to fulfill their sexual desires. The wolf in the story wanted the little girl in his bed, so do the "wolves" in society. Little girls are not just the victims though. They are also able to act on their desires and be bad little girls. Everyone is capable of giving into temptation and what is not necessarily the right thing to do.