The timeless old tale of a little girl meeting a wolf on her way to granny's house has been passed down through oral tradition from one generation to the next. Little Red Riding Hood has existed for centuries and has even predated the first literary version put forward by Charles Perrault in 1697. Since then, this story is continually being told to children and society has seen many adaptations including Jordan and Carter's controversial "The Company …showed first 75 words of 1635 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1635 total…use of a voice over is characteristic of films. In presenting a moral by means of a film, Jordan and Carter are able to hint to and build up to the moral throughout the entire film. For example, the phrase "Don't stray from the path" is constantly repeated by Rosaleen's grandmother. Viewers are left contending that the moral was ultimately embedded in the film and this thus restated at the end for creative effect.