EN201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Perfect Number, Magical Ring, Noble Beast
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How is food or dining represented in de. Each time as they sit down at the dining table their relationship improves i. A way for them to get to know each other. We needed to see that the beast is not a beast. And conversing over dinner could show his manners b. Although the (cid:271)east is the o(cid:374)e prepari(cid:374)g the food, he does(cid:374)"t eat. He asks if he (cid:272)ould sit (cid:449)ith her (cid:449)hile she eats (which shows his manners) i. The word appetite itself, b/c it"s associated with beauty, it"s associated with sexuality i. ii. Beauty may have it but she isn"t realizing d. Food being one of the motifs - transforming and transition i. And the beast transforms into prince later in the story e. f. Food shows as a way of the beast has money and that he could provide for beauty.
