The Red Shoes
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The Red Shoes is a classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a vain girl whose obsession with a pair of enchanted red shoes leads to a tragic and moralistic downfall.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Red Shoes canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fairy tale
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literary work ⓘ |
| author | Hans Christian Andersen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | conflict between spiritual duty and worldly vanity ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
cursed object
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endless dancing as punishment ⓘ repentance before death ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endingType | tragic ending ⓘ |
| featuresObject |
enchanted shoes
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red shoes ⓘ |
| genre |
fairy tale
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moral tale ⓘ religious tale ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Red Shoes (1948 film)
NERFINISHED
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The Red Shoes (ballet adaptations) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Red Shoes (stage adaptations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIllustratedEditions | yes ⓘ |
| influenced | later adaptations of cursed-dancing-shoes stories ⓘ |
| intendedEffect | to warn against vanity and disobedience ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 19th-century Danish literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Karen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moral |
spiritual values are more important than material possessions
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vanity and pride lead to downfall ⓘ |
| moralTone | didactic ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Danish ⓘ |
| partOf | Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales corpus ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A vain girl becomes obsessed with a pair of red shoes that force her to dance endlessly as punishment for her pride and disobedience. ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait |
disobedience
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vanity ⓘ |
| publicationType | short story ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian moral framework ⓘ |
| setting | rural Denmark ⓘ |
| symbolism | red shoes symbolize sinful vanity and temptation ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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general readers ⓘ |
| theme |
obsession
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pride ⓘ punishment ⓘ redemption ⓘ vanity ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.