In this work, the concept of funny for Dahl lies in the handling of horrifying violence in a lighthearted and hilarious manner. To eliminate the injustice, especially between strong and weaker characters, Dahl disrupts the balance of power in fairy tales with vindictive yet funny examples. Roald Dahl, one of the most significant writers of British children’s literature, in his Revolting Rhymes retells the traditional fairy tales, such as “Cinderella,” “Jack and the Beanstalk”, “Snow White,” “Goldilocks”… by blending humour and his whimsical style within the overall frame of these tales. These source texts, whose expressions are based on discriminatory discourses such as sexism, ageism, ableism and racism, are revised by contemporary authors who minds being politically correct. Either unwittingly or intentionally, the dominant discourse of fairy tales endorses the overall inequality between ideological binaries which urges the contemporary writers into taking interest in rewriting these traditional tales to change the ideological and the serious tone. Depending on the time of their invention and transcription, the style, theme, characters, and aim of the European fairy tales tend to reflect the notions of the current dominant ideology in society and culture.
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