| Fairy Tale |
Anti-Fairy Tale |
| Optimism |
Pessimism |
| Teleological, anticipatory |
Retrospective, subversive |
| “Once upon a time” |
Real world context |
| Initiation |
Dissonance |
| Pedagogical |
Lessons unlearnt |
| Infantalised, bowdlerized |
Adult themes, cynicism |
| Telling |
Untelling |
| Cultural mirror |
Breaking the mirror |
| Parabolic |
Anti-parabolic |
| Black and white morality |
Grey morality or amorality |
| Fixed point of view |
Shifting perspectives |
| Independent narrative |
Intertextual, metafictional |
| Bourgeois |
Avant-garde |
| Patriarchal |
Feminist |
| Mythologises |
Demythologises |
| Enchantment |
Disenchantment |