Exploring Gender Dynamics in The Tiger's Bride
Dive into the portrayal of gender dynamics in "The Tiger's Bride" through critical analysis and key themes, including the roles of women as prey, the transformation into a tigerish nature, and the impact on readers' perceptions. Discover the contrast with "The Courtship of Mr. Lyon" and the message of empowerment or objectification through the lens of feminist critique and literary exploration.
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Critical starting point Critical starting point Although society may slant things so that women appear to be better candidates for meat-eating, the nature of men is not fixed by Carter as inevitably predatory with females as their natural prey. Lambhood and tigerishness may be found in either gender, and in the same individual at different times. (Margaret Atwood) 1. Break it down/ put it into your own words 2. Respond to it with evidence from text agree/disagree
A partner tale or revision of the The Courtship A partner tale or revision of the The Courtship of Mr Lyon of Mr Lyon Although using the same source story, Beauty and the Beast , this story forms a complete contrast (although it does still have a happy ending ), as if Carter is acknowledging the unsatisfactory nature of her first story. Question: What expectations does the title, The Tiger s Bride , set? How is it different from The Courtship of Mr Lyon ?
Carter wants us to feel what it is like to be Beauty from the inside. She warns of the greater danger of wolves who are hairy on the inside, but the knowledge of what it is like to be there, to be on the inside, was her goal and her achievement, and it has enthralled her readers, discovering themselves to themselves. (Marina Warner) - Break it down; what does Warner suggest about the effect of this story? - Why is it important that we are taken inside Beauty s narrative? - If we have been inside Beauty s narrative, what have learnt?
Is this the message of the story? Women must become tigerish or remain as meat. Key Critic: Alex Goody coined the term: meatification for the idea that women are turned into slabs of meat to be preyed upon.
He approached his familiar treat with a weary appetite. p11 And such a one she felt herself to be, Miss Lamb, spotless, sacrificial. p48 the beast wavered in his stroke p40 calf bound volumes p12 Head of a lion; mane and mighty paws of a lion; he reared on his hind legs like an angry lion, yet wore a smoking jacket... p47 He in his London tailoring; she, as bare as a lamb chop. p11 my innocence had captivated him p16
