Usborne Beauty and the Beast Literary AnalysisOnline version
Character traits, plot, and theme
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What is a character in this story?
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Who is the main character of this version?
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What are character traits?
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Which traits best describe Beauty at the beginning?
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How can characters change in stories?
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How does Beauty change by the end of the story?
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What is the plot of this story?
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What is the main conflict (main problem)?
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Who or what causes the conflict? (The antagonist)
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What is internal conflict in this story?
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What is external conflict in this story?
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What is the setting of this story?
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What is the climax (most exciting moment)?
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What is the solution to the problem?
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What is the conclusion (how the story wraps up)?
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What is the theme (second level understanding)?
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Who is the narrator in this version?
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What point of view (POV) is used here?
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What kind of character is the Beast at the beginning?
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Why is the fairy important even though she appears only in explanation?
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In the beginning, Beauty’s father makes a decision (picking the rose) that puts Beauty in danger. What does this show about power in families in older stories?
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The Beast keeps asking Beauty to marry him even after she says no. Which idea from the document helps us understand why this is a problem?
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Beauty chooses to go to the castle to protect her father. How can this be seen as an example of emancipation (gaining freedom from control)?
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In many traditional (patriarchal) stories, women are weak and need saving. How is Beauty different from that role?
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The fairy cursed the prince because he was cruel and proud. What lesson about power can we infer from this?
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When Beauty says “I love you” and breaks the curse, what theme connected to feminism can we see?
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The Beast changes from cruel and demanding to patient and kind. How can this connect to the idea of changing harmful gender roles?
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