Beauties in an Ugly World: The Evolution of Feminism in Adaptations of Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s Beauty and the Beast

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dc.contributor.authorAndrade, Daniela Gutierrez
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-04T17:05:34Z
dc.date.available2019-04-04T17:05:34Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionRecommended Citation: Andrade, Daniela Gutierrez. “Beauties in an Ugly World: The Evolution of Feminism in Adaptations of Jeanne-Marie Leprince De Beaumont’s Beauty and the Beast.” Royal Road, 2019. https://doi.org/10.48497/DQGJ-A339.
dc.description.abstractHistorically, fairytales have promoted passive heroines that exist within well-defined patriarchal societies, but the protofeminist themes present in Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s Beauty and the Beast make it an exceptional tale. It depicts a heroine with the power to rescue the masculine characters of the story, makes consent a central theme, and serves as an instructional device that provides as a model an increasingly independent young woman with the desire to learn. The Disney movie adaptations have contributed to the feminist discussion started by Beaumont and reflect society’s transformation regarding gender equality, however, the unresolved issues within the films show the cultural barriers that are still in place for contemporary women in relation to the rights and liberties they possess in the private sphere. The 1991 Disney film adaptation expanded the protagonist’s character and sphere of interests and explored her relationship with society by symbolically representing it through the village and the characters of the Beast and Gaston; however, the original moralistic purpose of the story was lost, the theme of consent got lost, and the story terminated in a romantic union. In response to Beaumont’s tale and the criticism to their previous adaptation, Disney’s 2017 live action version refined their feminist interpretation of the heroine’s character, interests, and abilities, and recovered the moralistic tone of the tale; unfortunately, consent remained diluted in the film and the ending of the story was still a romantic union.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAndrade, Daniela Gutierrez. “Beauties in an Ugly World: The Evolution of Feminism in Adaptations of Jeanne-Marie Leprince De Beaumont’s Beauty and the Beast.” Royal Road, 2019. https://doi.org/10.48497/DQGJ-A339.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.48497/dqgj-a339
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11868/684
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of English and Writing, The University of Tampaen_US
dc.subjectBeauty and the Beasten_US
dc.subjectLeprince de Beaumont, Jeanne-Marie, 1711-1780en_US
dc.subjectFeminismen_US
dc.subjectWalt Disney Productionsen_US
dc.subjectFairy tales--Film adaptationsen_US
dc.titleBeauties in an Ugly World: The Evolution of Feminism in Adaptations of Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s Beauty and the Beasten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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