Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Presentation of the heroine
In Mr. Fox, by Joseph Jacobs, the heroine, Lady Mary was portrayed more as a celebration of self-preservation and cleverness. She knew that something was up with Mr. Fox's house, so she took the initiative to go and check it out. "But Lady Mary was a brave one, she was, and she opened the door, and what do you think she saw? Why, bodies and skeletons of beautiful young ladies all stained with blood. So Lady Mary thought it was high time to get out of that horrid place..." (Tatar 154). Lady Mary, in contrast with other stories, was not told to stay away from the house, or any particular room, in which case she prevents herself as being presented as disobedient. Instead of being scared, she also is bold and tells what she saw- and Mr. Fox gets killed.
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I think this is a very interesting point. I didn't think of the fact that she is not specifically told not to go somewhere. I never thought the disobedience view was valid for murder.
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