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![]() Plot Summary Beauty and the Beast is a classic fairy tale that teaches children to "not judge a book by its cover." The story begins with an old beggar, who is actually an enchantress, turning an arrogant and handsome prince into an ugly beast. Years later, a father leaves for the market and asks his daughter the presents she wants. Belle is the most beautiful and kindest daughter who just asks for a rose. A popular guy in town, Gaston, wishes to marry Belle, but she does not want to marry him as he is an arrogant hunter. A storm prevents the father from returning home, and he eventually finds a castle for shelter where magical household items welcome him. The ugly Beast appears and locks the father up in a dungeon. Belle finds her father in a castle where he locked up. Belle offers to exchange her life for her father's, and she stays in the castle. As days go by, Belle slowly learns that the Beast is actually nice despite his terrifying appearance. One day, the Beast gives Belle a magic mirror that allows her to see her family. Belle returns home, and learns that Gaston is planning attack the Beast. The servants remove the villagers from the castle, but Gaston stabs the Beast. Belle tells the Beast that she loves him before the last petal falls, which breaks the spell. The Beast turns into a handsome young man, and the objects return into humans. They all lived happily ever after.
The elements that contribute to telling this lesson are: a recognizable beginning and ending, good and evil characters, poverty and royalty, conflict and resolution, and magic and enchantment.
-Gaston and his friends are the antagonists/villains of the story who try to kill the Beast. Gaston and his friends create problems that challenges the protagonist throughout the story. Gaston is handsome, but he is more evil than the ugly Beast. Gaston proves that good always wins as he dies in the end due to his immoral actions. -The Beast suffers from the spell because he isolates himself and feels hopeless. The Beast undergoes a "Transformation" as he finds true love with Belle. The Beast originally is an arrogant and mean person, but he changes by being gentle and caring near the end.
![]() 2. Comment on how this tale speaks to a modern audience through modern reinterpretations and popular culture. Beastly is a modern interpretation of Beauty and the Beast. In the movie, Kyle is a young and handsome teenager who strongly believes that a person's appearance is more important than anything. Due to Kyle's arrogance, he pranks Kendra who is a witch disguised as a gothic teenager at school. Beastly is very similar to the original tale and still gives out the same moral lesson. Kyle has two years to find someone who can love him as a beast and kiss him to turn him back into a human, or else he will be a beast forever. Kyle falls in love with a beautiful and nice girl named Lindy. At the end, Kyle learns that a person's worth is not based on their appearance, but only what's inside. Although there are differences between both fairy tales, they both send out the same message. Beastly targets teen audiences because the movie impacts them more about this message. Beastly allows teenagers to see a deeper understanding of the message in Beauty and the Beast as it is in a teenager's perspective, which makes it more relatable. Teenagers can find Beastly helpful as they usually look for love or experience during adolescence. Furthermore, teenagers should really pay close attention and create healthy relationships without looking at only appearances. Hopefully through this movie, teenagers can understand the significance of true beauty being on the inside not only on the outside because looks can be very deceiving (appearance vs. reality). Beastly also revolves around technology and the use of social media, which is different from the original Beauty and the Beast. Overall, this fairytale possess a timeless quality as there are still modern interpretations about this fairytale. In addition, Beauty and the Beast always inspires children and other audiences to not judge someone based on looks. The songs in Beauty and the Beast makes this tale a timeless classic. This fairy tale is easily used to get a strong message across the world through the use of entertainment. The strong love between Belle and the Beast are not created by looks, but only through the aim to change for someone's benefits (the Beast changes for Belle and vice versa). There are many morals learned throughout this special tale, which gives it a timeless quality and popularity. Works Cited
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