As you read Angela Carter’s “The Tiger’s Bride” (in CFT, pp. 58-74), I suggest taking notes on characters,
motifs, and interesting phrases/formulations.
Please reflect on her paper, taking into account at least 2 of the following aspects and writing at least 350
words! The Reflection may be turned in as a text or as a spoken submission of equivalent length.
In what ways does Carter draw on Beaumont’s version of “Beauty and the Beast” or other written versions?
Which motifs does she adopt?
How does Carter reinvent the Beauty and Beast tale? Where are the changes the most striking? Which
characters do you find most intriguing, and why?
What seem to be Carter’s goals as she rewrites this tale? Explain this with reference to specific events or
motifs in her tale!
What do you make of the heroine? Can you explain her choices throughout the story? Is this a feminist tale?
Address the role of family and society in Carter’s version, as compared to the role of family and society in other
Beauty and the Beast versions!