I’d also like to demystify the idea that fairy tales are of use only to writers of fantasy or fabulism. I’d like to celebrate their lucid form. And I’d like to reveal how specific techniques in fairy tales cross stylistic boundaries. For while the interpretation of fairy tales is a well-traveled path among writers, fairy-tale techniques remain little identified and appreciated.
–“Fairy Tale Is Form, Form Is Fairy Tale,”
Kate Bernheimer
Which statement best summarizes the central idea of the text?
