Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Question 2: Heroine in Fitcher's Bird

This version of Bluebeard seems to only scold curiosity without forethought. The third sister thought to put the egg in a safe place rather than keeping it on her person at all times. She also remained calm enough to reassemble her sister's body parts and bring them back to life. Then she devised a plan for getting them, and eventually herself, safely away from Bluebeard. In addition to protecting herself she even tricks Bluebeard into carrying her two sisters home on his own back. This clearly exemplifies how this heroine took her role beyond a celebration of self-preservation and to a new level of cleverness.

1 comment:

  1. Funny, too, that the third sister can hardly attribute putting the egg down as cleverness, just as laziness, really.

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