Good discussion on this story. Someone asked how this relates to the unit on The Heroic Journey and that's a great question. What do you think? Because this story is framed as a fairy tale, it seems that unlike other stories, it's appropriate to talk about possible "lessons" intended for the audience. I'm still curious about how the first section relates to the "bedtime story" the narrator tells herself.
As you all pointed out, the story is ironic: the security designed to protect actually ends up harming the family. Now let's bring this into the 21st century. Do some folks live in a perpetual state of fear? Absolute safety is a myth, but is this idea something many people expect nonetheless? How do parents in particular fall prey to this idea? How does the media play into our fears? This is a rich text to connect to our daily lives.
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