Cartoons vs Fairy Tales

Essay by oguzkrsCollege, Undergraduate April 2009

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The gap between the generations is the most important evidence that the habits, traditions, lifestyles and also beliefs are changing in time. The older generation often complains about these changes in the young people’s lives, which they do not welcome. The most common complaint of the older generation is that today’s children have all the opportunities but they do not realize how lucky they actually are. Technology, of course has a key role in all these changes including the tradition of reading stories. Now, children prefer to watch cartoons on television which really annoys their parents because they can be addicted to watching television in time.

It is obvious that, watching cartoons in television is much easier for children than reading stories from a book. Also, there is voice in the cartoons; they do not only look at the colorful pictures which does not talk or move. The fancy cartoons are much more attractive for them because of this.

The traditional fairy tales and stories may be more innocent and harmless according to the parents but the children do not agree with that. They find watching cartoons on television very enjoyable and do not tend to read stories. It is understandable for a child to choose the more entertaining option rather than a classical one.

On the other hand, the cartoons on television can indeed be dangerous for children and their psychology. A child who watches too much television can not create enough interaction with the outside world; can not have many friends to play with and this can significantly affect his sociability. Contemporary children prefer cartoon characters instead of traditional stories and fairy tales whereas the preference of cartoons instead of stories during childhood is very harmful for their psychological and personality development which can also create violent behavior.