Analysis Of Dealing With Dragons By Patricia Wrede

In the story, Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede, Cimorene was not justified in ignoring the social norms of her day or running away because her parents were trying to have her married off. It was only part of tradition, her leaving was an overreaction, and in ignoring the social standards of her day and leaving, she would have a great impact on her kingdom.

Cimorene was not justified in ignoring the social norms of her day because her parent’s attempt to marry her off was only part of her heritage. In the article, Medieval Princess, it proclaims, “... [they] could be wedded off to the prince or king of a rival country as part of a peace treaty.” This demonstrates that a princess’s hand could be given at anytime to protect the kingdom. In addition, this means that Cimorene’s parents, more likely than not, meant the best intentions for Cimorene and the kingdom when they attempted to execute the plan to marry her off to Therandil. Thee text also states that, “... [they] actively participated in the politics and the affairs of the state.” This means that Cimorene should have known when the plans for marriage would take place. This also shows that Cimorene must should have known the person she was getting married to and the reason she was getting married. Cimorene wasn’t condoned in renouncing herself of the social standards of her age because the reason she ran away was because all of the pressure others were putting on her, but the pressure on her from others could have been avoided altogether if she didn’t. …show more content…
The book, Dealing with Dragons, proclaims, “ ‘ The I won’t get married at all.’ Both parents looked slightly shocked. ‘My dear Cimorene!’ said her father. ‘That’s out of question. You’re a princess; it simply isn’t done.’ ” This shows that because Cimorene was trying to be different, people started to pressure her to do things. Furthermore, this also demonstrates that Cimorene’s parents are only following the tradition for princesses to be married at a young age. The text also says, “She looked reprovingly at Cimorene. ‘You've never paid attention to what or wasn’t suitable before dear; you can’t start now. Proper or not, you will marry Prince Therandil three weeks from Thursday’ ” This shows that Cimorene only floundered in the idea of being nice and proper when she was pressured by her parents. This also shows that her parents weren’t forcing her to be proper, they just wanted her to do one thing. There was no justification in the way that Cimorene ignored the expected norms of her day because she felt uncared for only because she decided to distance herself from social standards. …show more content…
The book reveals that, “All in all, Linderwall was a very and pleasant place, Cimorene hated it.” This shows that Cimorene wasn’t that indiscreet about not liking her home. In addition, it shows that she wasn’t reverent towards the place, nor was she enticed to like it. The text also states, “When she couldn't stand it any longer, she would go down to the castle armory and bully the armsmaster into giving her a fencing lesson.” This means that in avoidance of her fencing lessons she would even exploit the armsmaster into teaching her things. This also means that she forced things to intervene with her other studies. On the other hand, others may feel that Cimorene was