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Although classical fairy tales like Beauty and the Beast often show female freedom as reward for obedience, modern retellings like the Tale of the Rose and Beauty and the Chad redefine freedom as being honest about who you are and what you feel. I think these modern versions change the idea from something that requires obedience to something that allows women to have independence.

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How do different version of Beauty and the Beast like the Beaumont's story, the Tale of the Rose, and Beauty and the Chad show what freedom and independence mean for women and how they earn it?

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"This youngest girl was not only prettier than her sisters, but very much nicer." (127)

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"I intend to offer myself to appease his fury. It will be a happiness to do so, for in dying I shall have the joy of saving my father, and of proving to him my devotion." (131)

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"Tell me, now, do you not consider me very ugly?”

“I do,” said Beauty, “since I must speak the truth; but I think you are also very kind.”

“It is as you say,” said the monster; “and in addition to being ugly, I lack intelligence. As I am well aware, I am a mere beast.”

“It is not the way with stupid people,” answered Beauty, “to admit a lack of intelligence. Fools never realise it" (133)

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" “Beauty,” said this lady (who was a celebrated fairy), “come and receive the reward of your noble choice. You preferred merit to either beauty or wit, and you certainly deserve to find these qualities combined in one person"(137)

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"improbable and perfect as a red rose just opening,"

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"I asked no permission of anyone. I kissed my dozing father... I saddled my horse, and was gone before first light".

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"setting all her suitors riddles they could make no sense of, refusing to do the things"

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When she arrives, she corrects the Beast's assumption about her purpose: she is only there "to care for the horses". She quickly realizes she "had no reason to lie to her". She clarifies that she did not "offer to stay because I’m so noble," but rather "wanted to have a different life".

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"You are not a villain, but what does it matter if you playact like one? If good men pretend to be villains, how is anybody supposed to know the difference between them?".

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"It is neither good looks nor brains in a husband that make a woman happy; it is beauty of character, virtue, kindness. All these qualities the Beast has".

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In the original story, Beauty becomes free and becomes a queen because she is kind, obedient, and ready to give up her life for her father.

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In The Tale of the Rose, the main character finds her independence not by keeping a promise to save her father, but by making her own choices and discovering the truth about who the Beast really is.

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In Beauty and the Chad, the story doesn’t focus on being rewarded for good behavior. Instead, Beauty’s freedom comes from being honest, refusing to act the way people expect, and choosing to follow her own desire for adventure.

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The enduring popularity of the Beauty and the Beast narrative highlights ongoing cultural debates about gender roles, self-sacrifice, and the nature of deserved happiness.