When contrasting the Angela Carter and Jeanne-Marie LePrince De Beaumont's versions of Beauty and the Beast, we see that the orthodoxy of society is withheld in one and not in the other. In De Beaumont's conservative version, Beauty, the perfect little girl, chooses to accept the beast for his character, not so much his looks, and then they live happily ever after. This acceptance of the traditional, "don't judge a book by its cover", along with the Beast staying the role of a beast, and an accepting father, helps to show that the normality of society is withheld throughout the story. In Carter's version, she makes quick work of doing away with the normality of society, as Beauty becomes a beast, the beast tries to become as little of a human
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In the beginning of the story, Beauty is described as a “the beautful child” that is “admired by everyone”, and she even has a “wealthy merchant” father that loves her dearly (36) Her beauty implies that she superficially should marry someone of wealth and prominence, like her snobby sisters. Though Beauty sees past the “monstorous men” that her sisters married, who like to “spend all day in front of the mirror” and have “great wit, but infuriated everybody.” (38, 40) Beauty in this conservative fairy tale, picks the man who does not have the wit or the looks, but rather has the kindness. This form of man, comes rather in the form a Beastly creature. The Beast is described as “horrible figure”. After learining of his aspects, beauty exclaims, “I am completely please with your good heart. When I think of it, you no longer seem ugly to me." (38) Following the normality of this conservative society, Beauty see’s past all the cosmetic features of the Beast to find his underlying personality of which she is pleasantly pleased with. Beauty says "I like you better, even with your looks, than men who hide false, corrupt, and ungrateful hearts behind charming manners." (38) She would rather have an ugly yet sympathetic man, than an attractive one who falsely hides …show more content…
Beauty is immediatley introduced as being “lost by her father in a game of cards”, which completley contrasts with the normal father in De Beaumont’s story. Being shunned by her only family right in the beginning of the story, unlike that De Beamount begins to lead up to the crumbling of society, as this creates a new spin on society and how humans may be the worst creatures in the word. Beauty starts off scared of the Beast because all she has ever been told when she was a little kid that this Beast would “gobble you up!” (55) Though this is her intial thoughts, she begins to realize that the “skin is [the] sole capital in the world”, meaning that she is no different than the Beast. It is when she finally reveals to the Beast her true self. Beauty “showed his grave silence [her] white skin” and she begins to feel “at liberty for the first time in [her] life.” (41) Beauty who radically strays of the normal path set in De Beamaunt’s conservative story, shows herself to the Beast instead of the Beast showing himself to her. This is where she begins become part of the Beast in many ways. Beauty is first off now comfortable in the sense that skin does not matter, that they underneath maybe all are the same, and she is now also very comfortable in the Beast’s world as she has opened herself up. This will all lead up to the most radical part of the story that
In the beginning of the story, Beauty is described as a “the beautful child” that is “admired by everyone”, and she even has a “wealthy merchant” father that loves her dearly (36) Her beauty implies that she superficially should marry someone of wealth and prominence, like her snobby sisters. Though Beauty sees past the “monstorous men” that her sisters married, who like to “spend all day in front of the mirror” and have “great wit, but infuriated everybody.” (38, 40) Beauty in this conservative fairy tale, picks the man who does not have the wit or the looks, but rather has the kindness. This form of man, comes rather in the form a Beastly creature. The Beast is described as “horrible figure”. After learining of his aspects, beauty exclaims, “I am completely please with your good heart. When I think of it, you no longer seem ugly to me." (38) Following the normality of this conservative society, Beauty see’s past all the cosmetic features of the Beast to find his underlying personality of which she is pleasantly pleased with. Beauty says "I like you better, even with your looks, than men who hide false, corrupt, and ungrateful hearts behind charming manners." (38) She would rather have an ugly yet sympathetic man, than an attractive one who falsely hides …show more content…
Beauty is immediatley introduced as being “lost by her father in a game of cards”, which completley contrasts with the normal father in De Beaumont’s story. Being shunned by her only family right in the beginning of the story, unlike that De Beamount begins to lead up to the crumbling of society, as this creates a new spin on society and how humans may be the worst creatures in the word. Beauty starts off scared of the Beast because all she has ever been told when she was a little kid that this Beast would “gobble you up!” (55) Though this is her intial thoughts, she begins to realize that the “skin is [the] sole capital in the world”, meaning that she is no different than the Beast. It is when she finally reveals to the Beast her true self. Beauty “showed his grave silence [her] white skin” and she begins to feel “at liberty for the first time in [her] life.” (41) Beauty who radically strays of the normal path set in De Beamaunt’s conservative story, shows herself to the Beast instead of the Beast showing himself to her. This is where she begins become part of the Beast in many ways. Beauty is first off now comfortable in the sense that skin does not matter, that they underneath maybe all are the same, and she is now also very comfortable in the Beast’s world as she has opened herself up. This will all lead up to the most radical part of the story that