ENG214H5 Lecture Notes - Anthropomorphism, The Bloody Chamber
Document Summary
Beaumont complicates the story by the fluidity of the beast. He can be the beast and human at the same time. Ability to see beyond surface of jean-yves. Necessary privileging of the human over the beast. One validates the privileging of the human over the beast while the other destabilizes by changing the human into the beast (the tiger"s bride) Scene of gazing at herself in the mirror with satisfaction. When she is away from the beast with money she has power and becomes monstrous. She becomes part of the cash nexus. Scene of the beast kissing her hands in her lap. Reflection and use of mirrors in carter"s stories. She sees herself reflected back in his eyes. She sees something animalistic in herself being reflected. Early suggestion of the vanity of the girl. So important in the story the bloody chamber . Beauty"s obligation to her remembrance of her promise to the beast.
