Social Order

The characters in The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince live in a society akin to a caste system, meaning one's position in the kingdom is determined by birth. The main character is the Prince who lives an entitled life until he falls victim to a curse. The Prince is high in the social system of this kingdom, but he interacts frequently with those on different levels. Those interactions are only sometimes positive.

The Prince is apparently an only child, and he becomes close friends with a boy named Gaston. A servant named Mrs. Potts urges the Prince to be Gaston's friend “even though (Gaston) was the gamekeeper's son” (37). From Mrs. Potts' perspective, Gaston has proved himself to be a good friend. Later, the Prince felt “terrible for letting a thing like status make him reconsider his friendship with Gaston” (37). The reader should note...