Disney has changed the original story line of Beauty in the Beast in many different ways. To begin the author, Beaumont’s, of the book Beauty in the Beast wanted the main character, Belle, to be a new kind of heroine. A new kind of heroine that lives in the merchant class and her father is a hardworking inventor that uses his money to educate his children. The original author wants to provide moral and intellectual guidance for her readers and make Belle a “reading woman” unlike Disney’s adaption. In Disney’s adaption they want the main character, Belle, to be the modern heroine who is interested in education and adventure. One of the main differences that I believe is the most interesting is that in the book the author describes to the reader