Question

Which details develop the central idea that the Grimms collected stories to preserve culture? Check all that apply.

The tales of the Grimm Brothers demonstrate how language and customs can create a bond between people.

The Grimm Brothers recorded the stories because fewer and fewer people were collecting and preserving them.

The Grimm Brothers were born in Germany in the 1700s, and their tales were published in the 1800s.

Their stories reveal truths about the conditions people lived in when the tales were recorded.

The Grimm Brothers would be surprised that they are now known more for their tales than for their studies of literature.

Answer 1

“The Grimm Brothers recorded the stories because fewer and fewer people were collecting and preserving them”

By the time the Grimm Brothers started collecting German folk stories ( the nineteenth century) German was a conglomeration of about 200 different kingdoms , not a sole country. Their effort was to revive the national culture.  

“Their stories reveal truths about the conditions people lived in when the tales were recorded. “ and "The tales of the Grimm Brothers demonstrate how language and customs can create a bond between people."

The brothers Grimm transcribed the many stories they had learned over the years, but they did it in a more soft language and contente, suitable for many audiences. So theses stories could spread -preserving the national culture. Besides the folklore, they published about language, grammar, and old sayings.  

Their literature contribution is perceived until today in german cultural heritage.  

Answer 2

Some of the main details which develop the idea that the Grimm Brothers collected stories to preserve culture are:

• Their desire to recorded stories because few people were interested in collecting and preserving them.  
• Their intention to demonstrate how language and customs can create a bond between people.
• And their decision to make a genuine reproduction of the stories in order to reveal truths about the conditions people lived in when the tales were recorded.

For the Grimm brothers, the main objective for publishing the compilation of the oral stories which made them world wide famous was to transmit people's souls, beliefs and imaginary through the centuries. They didn't want to follow  the style of the Romantic schools of their time, they simply wanted to show the oral tales and its folklore heritage as real as possible.