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The Princess and the Goblin Study Guide

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by George MacDonald
About 10 pages (2,963 words)
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Literary Qualities

In The Princess and the Goblin MacDonald offers plausible characters with human emotions and motives. Princess Irene and Curdie both have unusual strength of character, yet they sometimes fall prey to temptations and human weaknesses. Irene panics in a stressful situation; Curdie lets loose with a cutting, hurtful remark. The evil goblins are memorable for their cunning and for their bizarre sense of family togetherness.

The plot of The Princess and the Goblin contains a large number of exciting incidents. There are preliminary skirmishes, suspenseful reconnaissance missions, and daring.....

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The Princess and the Goblin 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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