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The Metamorphosis Of Marguerite Van Male

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Marguerite van Male, was born as an insignificant girl and her father had longed for her to be a boy. As a consequence, she was overlooked, a disappointment to her father. Marguerite was taught to be a well behaved lady who obeyed her father. However, as her story progresses she becomes extremely stubborn and disobedient, especially after her mother is sent away. She decides that she wants to be a great leader and warrior, but to do this Marguerite must overcome the social norms that have been set by both her superiors and peers. Marguerites first sign of disobedience was when she started to go on improper missions and adventures with three kitchen boys. Her very first mission was ambushing an Italian bank boat. They ambushed the boat with cow pat and tried to run off but one of the sailors caught Godfried, while the other two kitchen boys continued to run …show more content…

In those times women were not allowed to wield a sword, but Marguerite’s boyish personality drove her down this path. “I have no time for dreamy girls” he mutters, “but if you really want to” says Jan Van Vere (page 70). She uses a simple whale bone sword and learns many skills from him. Eventually Marguerite must stop lessons with master Jan Van Vere. But she once again starts with the Italian sword fighting master, Andrea Tagiaferro. He helps advance her fencing abilities and shows her that it is good to be able to fence with both her right and left hand, even though she was always taught that her left hand was associated with the devil. She takes fifty lessons with master Tagiaferro earning each one, before a fight breaks out between her and her father. Although she is small and quick her father’s strength and training beats her agility and skills. Even though Marguerite lost this battle, it showed him that she was able to fight, and could be a great warrior. But as she was a girl her skills did not matter, in fact she was punished for having

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