When Fairy Tales Go Astray: The Dark Humour of Violence in Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes

Depending on the time of their invention and transcription, style, theme, characters, aim European fairy tales tend to reflect notions current dominant ideology in society culture. Either unwittingly or intentionally, discourse endorses overall inequality between ideological binaries which urges contemporary writers into taking interest rewriting these traditional change serious tone. These source texts, whose expressions are based discriminatory discourses such as sexism, ageism, ableism racism, revised by authors who minds be politically correct. Roald Dahl, one most significant British children’s literature, his Revolting Rhymes retells tales, “Cinderella,” “Jack Beanstalk”, “Snow White,” “Goldilocks”… blending humour whimsical style within frame tales. In order eliminate injustice, especially strong weaker Dahl disrupts balance power with vindictive yet funny examples. this work, concept for lies handling horrifying violence lighthearted hilarious manner. Since has been entrenched constituents classic rewritings employs against perpetrators re-establish justice amuse readers. Moreover, fact that he densely crafts language slang amusing coarseness reflects hilariously revolting side aims provide. attempt deviate not only deals tale characters stories, but also subverts messages more unexpected, parodic conditions. light, paper analyse how why alters those classical dark while examining laughter amazement