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AshleyRamirez
ProfessorJohnson
Writing2ACE
3June2016
FantasyintoReality
Everygenrecontainscertainrequirementsandtechniqueswhichovertime,become
conventions.Genresareprimarilybasedonthespecificcontextneededinordertosatisfythe
desiresofanintendedaudience.Theseconventionsmayrangefromthefantasiesofafairytaleto
therealitiesofanarticle.Thegenresofafairytaleandnewspaperarticlearepopularyetdistinct
classificationsthatarewidelyreadbytheirspecificaudiences.ThewellknownfairytaleofLittle
RedRidingHoodbyCharlesPerraultisapopularfablethatcontainsthepurposeofwhata
childrensstoryismeanttoencompass.Iselectedtotranslatethisfairytaleintoanewspaper
articlebasedonitsplot,whichcovertlycontainsapotentialcrime.Perraultsversionconsistsof
aclassicstorylinethatallowsthetransitionofafableintoanewspaperarticletobeenticingdue
tothefamiliarity.Translatingthedistinctgenreintoanotherrequiredtherecreationand
reconstructionofawellknownnarrative.Thisprocedurewasessentialtothetranslationsothat
thenewgenremaystillportraytoitsinitialplotwhilebeingredirectedtowardsanewaudience
andpurpose.Eachconventionhadtobeanalyzedandproperlytranslatedfromafairytales
purposeofentertainmentintoaninformativenewspaperarticle.Thegenresofafairytaleanda
newspaperarticlepertaintodifferentaudiencesyetmaystillbetranslatedduetoslight
similaritiesofcontext.

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Fairytalesandnewspaperarticlesarevastlydifferentyetcontaindiscretesimilarities.The
genreofafairytalecontainsastorylineinvolvingavillain,suchasthewolf,andresultsinsome
formoflessontobelearned.Thisissimilartothepurposeofanewspaperarticleinwhichthe
audiencereadsinformationinordertobeawareofcurrentevents,suchasthereportingof
dangerouscriminalsandcurrentevents.Bothgenresexemplifyconveyingandinformative
knowledgethroughstories.Withthissimilarity,Ideterminedwhichmainfeaturesofthefairytale
wouldbeessentialtoincorporateintoanarticle.Bytransitioningfromfictiontononfiction,I
decidedthatthenewgenremustfocusonthevillain,therefore,Ireadjustedthewolfscharacter
intoahuman.Thisprocesswasnecessaryinordertofittherealisticconventionsofanewspaper
article.Byprovidingdetailsofareallifecriminal,thearticlesomewhatinvolvedthemainaspect
ofthefairytalewhichistobecautiousofstrangers.Themaindifferencebetweenthegenresand
thefundamentalportionofthetranslationinvolvedtheimportanceretainedfortheaudience.
Themainaspectofacertaingenreisinregardstothespecificaudienceitisaddressing.
Inthetranslationofafairytaletoanewspaperarticle,thetargetedaudiencesarevery
contradictory.Bothgenresportrayacleartonefortheirintendedaudienceanddemonstrate
effectivelanguagethroughtheirtext.Inregardstothegenreofafairytale,thecontextis
evidentlydirectedtowardschildren.Thepurposeofachildrensstoryistodeliveramusement
whileattainingtheattentionoftheaudience.Throughtheuseoffables,moralsareconstantly
beinginstilledwithintheyearsofadolescence.Fairytales,suchasLittleRedRidingHood,
containstorylinesthatprovideentertainmentandawarenessthroughsimplecontext.Thisfable
isbasedonavillain,thebigbadwolf,whoispreyingonhisvictim,alittlegirltravelingalone.
Toachild,thisstorymayseementicingandsuspenseful,however,toanolderaudiencethewolf

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mayportrayasacriminal,suchasastalker.Thetransitionofachildsimaginationtoanadults
realityisthemaindifferencebetweentheopposinggenres.
Anewspaperarticleisspecificallyaddressedtoanolderandmatureaudience.Articles
reportthefactsofcurrenteventsandcontaindifficultconceptsforayoungmindtocomprehend.
Thefairytalecontainsaclearstorylinethatcanbeeasilyseenasacrimeintheperspectiveofan
adult.Translatingtheconceptsofachildtothatofanadultswasdifficultduetothealterationsof
languageandaudience.
Theprocessoftranslatingthelanguageofachildrensstorytoanadultsarticleservedas
amajorchallenge.Changingthedialectusedinthedistinctgenreswhileattemptingtopreserve
thecontextseemedsimpleuntiltheactualprocesscausedconfusion.IreferredtoShelleyReids
writingofTenWaystoThinkaboutWritingandmanagedtodeterminewhichlanguagebest
correlatedwiththetranslationofthenewgenre.Thisarticleprovidesinformationuponwayson
howtoimproveoneswriting.TheportionIfocusedoninvolvedthetransitionofdifferent
genresbyspecificallyidentifyingthemainaudience.Reidfocusesonthepurposeoflanguageby
stating,Noticehoweasilyitisforyoutoswitchgears:nothinghaschangedbuttheaudience,
andyetyouvequicklycreatedawholenewmessage,changingboththecontentandthe
languageyouwereusing(Reid9).Bydeterminingwhichlanguagebestcorrespondedwiththe
newgenre,itwasevidentthatthethedecoratedlanguageofafairytaledidnotaccommodatean
articlespreciseanddetailedtone.Manydetailsofthefablehadtoberemovedinorderforthe
articletobeshortyetinformativeandrealistic.Intheprocessofatranslation,thelanguageofthe
genresmaygreatlyvary,however,thestorylinemustremainthesame.

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Convertingasimplefableintoadetailedarticleprovedtobethemostdifficultobstacle
ofthisassignment.Thegenresexemplifyopposingcategoriesofimaginationandreality.In
CharlesPerraultsfable,thelocationtakesplaceinafictionalvillageandtravelsthrough
enchantedwoodswhereanimals,suchasthewolf,displayhumanisticfeatures.Thismainfeature
offantasy,thatpertainstothefairytalegenre,wouldnotbesuitableforthecontextofa
newspaperarticle.WiththeassistanceofScottMcCloudspieceofWritingwithPicturesthe
processofreadjustingacommonplotintoanewgenrebecamemanageablebyrealizingwhich
portionswouldeffectivelycommunicatewellwiththenewaudience.McCloudfocusesonthe
audienceandpointsouttheessentialsneededinordertosatisfythereaders.Hedirectshis
attentiontowardsclarityandadvicesthemainfactorsofdecidingwhichmomentstoinclude
andpickingwordsthataddvaluableinformation(McCloud10).Withthisadvice,Idetermined
todeleteamajorityofthefictionalaspectsofthechildrenstalebutstillcontainthemainideas
withinthearticle.Ireadjustedmyfocusontotheeventspertainingtothecrimeinsteadof
targetingthemoralofthestory.BydoingthisIeffectivelyrecreatedanewspaperarticlethat
containsanessenceofthefairytale.
Creatingthetranslationbetweenafairytaleintoanewspaperarticlewasdifficultinthe
senseofmaintainingthemainideathroughoutanewgenrewhilealteringthetoneforan
intendedaudience.PerraultsclassictaleofLittleRedRidingHooddemonstratedtobean
effectiveexampleofafairytalebyprovidingamusementandinsightforchildren.Italsoserved
asanapplicablestorythatcontainedtheperfectcrimesceneintendedforthetranslationofa
newspaperarticle.Thegenreofanarticlecompressedthefairytaleintospecificandimportant

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detailsthatanewsreporterwouldcoversuchasthelocation,event,andthoseinvolved.With
guidancefrompreviousreadings,thetransitionoffantasyintorealitywasachievable.

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WorksCited
McCloud,Scott.WritingwithPictures.WritingSpaces.UCSB:AlternativeDigitalPrinting,
2013.837.PDFfile.
Reid,ShelleyE.TenWaysToThinkAboutWriting:MetaphoricMusingsforCollegeWriting
Students.WritingSpaces.Ed.CharlesLoweandPavelZemliansky.Vol.2.Anderson,
SC:ParlorPress,2011.323.PDFfile.

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THE VILLAGE PRESS

Vol. 3, No. 2016

FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1697

Perrault 5-7

Who Let the Wolf Out?

By Ashley Ramirez
News Reporter
FABLE VILLAGE Around 11:00 pm of Monday night, the suspect Mr. Wolf was detained
for the abduction of a missing girl and her grandmother.
The evening prior to the arrest, Mrs. Hoods reported her daughter missing. The mother became
distressed once her 10-year-old daughter, Red, did not return home from delivering her
grandmother a package.
Wolf was arrested at his home, located on the outskirts of the village. According to lead
investigator, Detective Woods Cutter, witnesses have affirmed seeing him converse with the
missing girl at a nearby location of the grandmothers home.
Mr. Wolf contains an unfavorable record involving stalking, harassment, and murder. His most
recent crime involves harassment of the Piglet family and the destruction their homes.
Residents of the village do not disregard the major probability of Wolfs involvement in the
crime due to his negative history.
Investigator Cutter has confirmed the high possibility of the case resulting in a homicide. After
further investigation it has been established that Wolf will be placed on trial for the
disappearance of both the daughter and grandmother.
The trial of the defendant, Mr. Wolf, will be at 10:00 am on Sunday morning at Storybook
Court. This will be followed with the determination of his conviction.