Question

A young boy travels through the woods alone to find an ancient treasure. Along the way, he battles different creatures who tempt him. A forest nymph delights his nose with a meal of delectable fruits. A motherly fairy entices him to rest in a cozy bed. Finally, a sly fox promises to warm him with a coat made of fine fur. The boy denies each creature's gift and continues to seek the treasure until he finds it and returns home. What negative cultural value does the fox most likely represent?

Answer 1

This is the Answer (Materialism)

Answer 2

The nagative cultural value that the fox most likely represents is materialism.

The fox attracts the young boy with comfort and the satisfaction of a physical need, which could be protecting himself from the cold, but the fox adds the pointless temptation of material luxury in the appearance of a fine pelt. In idiomatic terms, materialism is the additional value to goods that are extravagant and that are not favorable to edification by imposing irregular materiality on spiritual needs of a higher posture, represented in the text by the treasure that the boy is seeking.