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Beauty Study Guide

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by Robin McKinley
About 7 pages (2,193 words)
Beauty: A Retelling Summary

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1. Contrasts between appearance and reality pervade this novel. Examine the significance of the clothing worn by the Beast, the clothing worn by Beauty, and Beauty's attitudes toward the clothing she is given to wear in the castle.

2. Dreams are significant in this story.

Which characters have dreams? What do the dreams mean?

3. There is an ironic parallel between Beauty's love of animals and her relationship with the Beast. Even the birds that are banished from the castle come to eat the seeds which she puts out for.....

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Beauty from Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction and Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.



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