Beauty And The Bellinda Comparison

Beauty and the Beast Versus Bellinda e il Mostro As time passes, many things change with it. This can include: age, evolution, knowledge, wisdom, and, quite dramatically, folklore. A prime example of folklore changing as time passes is the century-old tale of Beauty and the Beast where a beautiful girl falls in love with a beast. An early example of this is the Italian tale by Italo Calvino, Bellinda e il Mostro. The most recent version of the tale is a Walt Disney movie, named plainly, Beauty and the Beast. If one was to compare these two pieces of the folktale, they would not only find an overwhelming amount of differences, but also a few key similarities between the two that differentiates this legendary tale from so many others. Although

Like the differences, the reader can decipher similarities between the two pieces of work early on. First of all, the reader can infer that Belle/Bellinda is a caring, modest, understanding, and helpful protagonist. She helps her father substantially and asks for little in return. This brings us to the second similarity, which is when her father asks her what she would like from the market and her reply is that she wants a single rose. This shows the reader that Belle/Bellinda is a low-maintenance woman who is genuine in her caring ways. When picking the rose, her father is in a large, unfamiliar castle and this is when the Beast officially joins the tale. Although both characters, Bellinda and Belle, executed the next similarity in different ways, both protagonists sacrificed themselves to save their father. This also shows that the bond of family is an important concept to both women. Another similarity is that the Beast, in both interpretations of the folktale, set Belle/Bellinda free and allowed her to leave even though they did not know if she would ever return to him. The Beasts sacrifice themselves for the happiness of their loves. Another difference is that both women, Belle and Bellinda, confessed their love to the Beasts on their deathbeds. Additionally, they save the Beasts from their ugly exteriors to show the handsome prince that was beneath the surface. Finally, without being explicitly stated in the works, Beauty and the Beast and Bellinda e il Mostro both teach the moral lesson that true beauty lies within, and you must look past the exterior to see what lies underneath, a valuable lesson to an audience of all