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Beauty And The Beast By Jeanne-Marie Leprince De Beaumont

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Beauty and the Beast
Fairy tales have been a huge part of literature for generations. A fairy tale is a short story that would often include an imaginary part either in the characters or plot. Fairy tales at first were passed down orally, but eventually were written down. As time went on fairy tales began to change from their original version. They began to become sugarcoated and much happier instead of the dark and twisted original story. There are many components of a fairy tale such as symbols, characters, background, and themes. Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont uses symbols, characters, background, and themes to create a fairytale of details and layers. Throughout the tale, Leprince de Beaumont uses all these components to create Beauty and the Beast. Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s purpose for writing Beauty and the Beast was to inform the youth the proper way to live life.
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