A IMPORTÂNCIA DOS CONTOS DE FADAS NA FORMAÇÃO DAS CRIANÇAS

Abstract

This article aims to understand the importance of fairy tales for the formation of children. Fairy tales are stories told to children, involved by the world of magic, which leads them to the development of imagination and creativity, awakening the various cognitive abilities to create something imaginary. The object of analysis of this text was the narrative “The Little Match Girl”, by Hans Christian Andersen. The tale portrays violence inside the house, hunger and misery, it is a reality portrayed that many children go through this fact. As a theoretical reference, authors such as Bruno Bettelheim, Regina Michelli, Grimm Jacob, Charles Perrault, Maria Rocha, Nelly Novaes and Ligia Cadermatori were used. It is believed that, through the story, readers can learn to deal effectively with difficult or uncomfortable situations in order to avoid being overwhelmed by emotions. In order to understand from a scientific point of view, several works dedicated to presenting similar subjects were consulted, providing an opportunity to reflect on the theme. Thus, positive results were obtained, demonstrating the influence of fairy tales for the construction of thoughts, reflections and human formation itself.