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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. Is it possible to determine the time period during which the story takes place? What clues does McKinley offer?

2. How do Grace and Hope fulfill their allegorical names?

3. How is the father transformed after his trip through the forest?

4. Does Beauty actually grow, or does she only seem to grow during her stay at the castle?

5. How does Beauty's interest in ancient Greek mythology and literature relate to her adventures in the novel?

6. Why does it seem appropriate that the Beast cannot recall his.....

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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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