Jack and the Beanstalk and the Wild Christmas Reindeer: Comparison

Traditional tales in literature transmit values, culture, and heritage. Fairytales and myths are categorized as traditional tales. They share many similarities, from fantastic elements and symbols to happy endings, but they also have differences. If we look at the Joseph Jacobs' (1898) fairytale, "Jack and the Beanstalk" and the myth of Santa Claus in Jan Brett's (1990) The Wild Christmas Reindeer, we can see these similarities and differences.

In Jan Brett's (1990) The Wild Christmas Reindeer, a girl elf befriends a reindeer that can speak. She works in Santa's toyshop at a place called Santa's Winter Farm. These fantastic elements serve as the environment in which a superego conflict is resolved for the little girl elf, Teeka. Teeka is anxious to do right by S

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