Abstract
COMPARISON OF THE MESSAGES IN TURKISH AND GERMAN TALES IN TERMS OF CONTRIBUTION TO PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Tales have functions like raising the level of consciousness of children, enriching the worlds of emotions and thoughts. The aim of this study is to examine the Turkish and German tales in terms of the cultural elements they possess and to reveal the similarities and differences between two different cultures called ler East-West kültür civilization. In the study, first of all, similar researches about tales and messages were scanned, then the fairy tales were examined in terms of contributing to personal development, the messages were identified and classified according to their subjects. Examples of fairy tales and tables are interpreted in the findings section. In the study, “document review” method from qualitative research methods was used. In the analysis of the data, content analysis was done. For this purpose, two books; “Grimm Tales” by Grimm Brothers who compiled German Tales in it and “Zaman Zaman İçinde “ and “Az Gittik Uz Gittik” by Pertev Naili Boratav who compiled Turkish Tales in these two-volume books were analyzed and various determinations were identified. In this study, which examines Turkish and German tales in terms of communications, shows that the common points of these works belong to two different cultures.
Keywords
Tales, messages, personal development.