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The Golden Goose

Summary

Brothers Grimm

Cont.

Simpleton proved his intellectual ability beyond other people’s perception of him.

When a homeless person turns his or her life around and becomes a productive member of society, it proves to all the people that doubted their ability, wrong.

He completed the "impossible" tasks that the king gave him. The prize to completing those trials was the princess's hand in marriage and the kingdom.

The Moral of The Golden Goose

Do not be selfish, or greedy!

Modern Day: The Golden Goose

In the real world, this mirrors the way some people treat the less fortunate, as if they are not equal and do not give them the same opportunities.

Simpleton is treated unequal to his brothers and his parents do not give him the chance to show his abilities.

Character Archetypes

The Outcast

Simpleton’s other two brothers were given the opportunity to help the old man in the woods, but instead chose to be selfish and were punished for their selfishness. Simpleton was selfless and he was rewarded by the old man with a golden goose which opened doors for him.

In the real world, if someone donates or volunteers then they can feel rewarded because they helped someone and opened doors for them.

The Threshold Guardian

Simpleton is given the cinder cake and sour beer while his other brothers are given the finest cakes and wine. He is not favored in his family, they tell him that he understands nothing. He is despised, mocked, and sneered at on every occasion.

The little grey-haired old man asks all three brothers for a share of their food, which is putting these men to the test. The reward of this test being the golden goose.

The woods are a metaphor for the streets that some unfortunate people have to live on, and the old man symbolizes the people and the opportunity to help that person.

Symbolic Archetypes

The Color Gold

The Crossroads

The golden goose is solid gold, and this goose brings luck to Simpleton. Simpleton becomes the ruler of a kingdom and he wins the princess's hand in marriage. Gold symbolizes wealth and luck.

Simpleton comes to the old man in the forest where he can choose to share his food with the man or get punished like his brothers if he chooses not to. He chooses to share with the little old man, in return the old man rewards him with the golden goose.

The Number Three

The three brothers in the story symbolize unity, or the holy trinity.

The Number Seven

There were seven people who were attached to the golden goose. The seventh person that was attached to the goose symbolizes the completion of the cycle.

Situational Archetype

The Fall

The two older brothers are punished by getting hurt from their own axes because they denied the little grey-haired old man.

Alexandra Holliday

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