Bellinda Monster

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Bellinda and the Monster Bellinda and the Monster is a common fairy tale that is very well known across the world. While it may not be known as Bellinda and the Monster, many referred to its story as Beauty and the Beast. This story shows the rule of three several times which is common among fairy tales. We see how the story reflects some of the values and the life of the teller based on how it was written. Before we analyze it, it is important to have a summary of the story. Beginning with the stereotypical start of any fairy tale, the story begins in a town called Leghorn. There was a rich merchant who had three daughters. Each daughter was very beautiful, however the youngest, Bellinda was the most beautiful of all of them. Each daughter …show more content…

He spent the last of his money to get the two gowns for his daughters but forgot to get the rose in town. He began to head back, and it quickly became dark and he lost his way. He eventually stumbles upon a palace and takes shelter there. He spent the night there, eating dinner and sleeping in a bed. When he woke up he was shocked to find a new pair of clothes in front of him. He headed down to the garden to pick a rose for his youngest daughter. When he picked the rose, a beast rose and scorned him for taking his rose after everything the beast did for him last night. The father begged for his life, and eventually the beast told the merchant to bring him his daughter and he will live. The beast also allowed for him to go inside and take all the jewels he wished back to his …show more content…

The idea of patrilocality or better known an arranged marriage in which the bride leaves home to live in the groom’s house. We can say this because the father pretty much just hands over his daughter to the beast for marriage. While she had some say in the marriage, its not a full “traditional” arranged marriage. It’s possible that the person who wrote Bellinda and the Monster, had an arranged marriage and that’s why the idea was in the fairytale. As we know, folklore is “community property” so it is extremely likely that this idea of patrilocality was in the story because it was most likely common in the community when the story originated. Another thing to notice in the story is the rule of three as discussed. There were three sisters, two full of envy and one nice, three months passed while the beast asked Bellinda to marry him, three times she left the palace to go home, and three times the beast almost died. The story also had the rule of contrast where there were two sisters full of envy and one nice and good

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