Jeanne-Marie LePrince de Beaumont’s print version and Disney’s 1991 film edition of Beauty and the Beast both convey the message of how one must sacrifice something to show their true love towards another, however Disney’s version of the story sends the message more effectively. In Beaumont’s version of the story, when Beauty’s father, the merchant leaves the village, Beauty requests for a rose upon his arrival to the village. After Beauty discovers her father is imprisoned in the Beast’s castle, she sacrifices her future so the Beast will release the merchant. Beauty’s sacrifice for her father is made clear when she tells her father, "you shall set out tomorrow morning, and leave me to the care and protection of providence.” [Beaumont 4].
