The Princess Bride And The Bloody Chamber
Often written for children, traditional fairytales are fictitious works with magical qualities. However, “The Bloody Chamber” by Angela Carter and The Princess Bride by William Goldman, are no traditional fairytales. Although both poses the fictitious qualities and traits of traditional fairytales, neither work can be considered as being written for children. The use of violence in sex, pornographic imagery, and the objectification of women show that the stories are intended for mature readers.
Throughout the story, Carter presents the idea that violence and sex are connected together. Not only would these topics be considered taboo for children individually, the fact that Carter uses the two hand in hand amplifies the reasoning behind why …show more content…
Goldman, through negligence, objectifies women based on their appearances. Goldman introduces the sole major female character through an outline of the rankings of the most beautiful women, as is evident by, “Buttercup at this time was nowhere near that high, being barely in the top twenty” (42). This introduction, creates the implication that a woman’s only importance is her beauty, and as stated previously children are easily susceptible to these false notions, and based on them form wrong ideas of women. Although, Goldman shows evidence of Buttercup, the major female character, wanting to be valued for more when Goldman states “Enough about my beauty.” Buttercup said. “Everybody always talks about how beautiful I am. I’ve got a mind, Westley. Talk about that” (196). However, this is drowned out by the rest of the characters, and Goldman, who refer only to Buttercup’s appearance. This objectification of women based on their beauty has no consequences in the story. Due to this, children who are encountering this for the first time will believe that it is okay, when mature individuals understand that this is not the case as they would be previously exposed to such
Throughout the story, Carter presents the idea that violence and sex are connected together. Not only would these topics be considered taboo for children individually, the fact that Carter uses the two hand in hand amplifies the reasoning behind why …show more content…
Goldman, through negligence, objectifies women based on their appearances. Goldman introduces the sole major female character through an outline of the rankings of the most beautiful women, as is evident by, “Buttercup at this time was nowhere near that high, being barely in the top twenty” (42). This introduction, creates the implication that a woman’s only importance is her beauty, and as stated previously children are easily susceptible to these false notions, and based on them form wrong ideas of women. Although, Goldman shows evidence of Buttercup, the major female character, wanting to be valued for more when Goldman states “Enough about my beauty.” Buttercup said. “Everybody always talks about how beautiful I am. I’ve got a mind, Westley. Talk about that” (196). However, this is drowned out by the rest of the characters, and Goldman, who refer only to Buttercup’s appearance. This objectification of women based on their beauty has no consequences in the story. Due to this, children who are encountering this for the first time will believe that it is okay, when mature individuals understand that this is not the case as they would be previously exposed to such