Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood has fascinated me for quite some time, not because of the character or the story (I read the story only a couple of days back) but because of the red cloak she wears. I guess this sense of awe and fascination has much to do with the movie Hard Candy and the kick-ass girl who is the protagonist. The girl in the movie wears a hooded red sweatshirt with red tights, very much reminiscent of the fictional character. But the two are poles apart. One is a timid, innocent young girl who gets swallowed by a cunning wolf and the other is a strong, aggressive character who is capable of taking on the big bad world. And oddly, I feel love for these two characters. Probably because both have in them the strengths that I lack. One in her innocence and the other in her come-what-may attitude. If only I could be a bitch or a saint!