PUSS IN BOOTS
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
CHARLES PERRAULT
- 1628-1703
- French
Mother Goose Tales
1695
Histoires ou contes du temps passé, avec des moralités: Contes de ma mère l'Oye
Characters
- Miller- Old Father
- 3 Sons - Youngest called Lord Marquis of Carabas
- Male Cat
- Ogre
- King
- Princess
Plot
- 3 items - Mill, Donkey, Cat
- cat request boots and bag
- gives king gifts
- tells master to bath
- says clothes were stolen
- threatens everyone to tell the king land is Masters
- Princess falls in love
- King wants him to be son in law
HAppy Ending
- Son Marries Princess
- Cat becomes Lord
Differences
Male Cat
others Female
Request boots and a Bag
other tales didn't mention clothes on the cat
Threatens rather than tells
If you don't Chopped up like Mincemeat
Princess Falls in Love
due to his good looks
Ogre & METAMORPHOSIS
hardest opponent to fool
Cat Becomes Lord
Motifs
CLothes
assessing wealth and social standing
''because the king's fine clothes gave him a striking appearance ..the king's daughter took a secret inclination to him.''
Self Revelation
status, class domination, wealth
FairyTale?
some scholars say no! no moral
Elements for Yes
- magic
- transformation
- use of #3
- animal-sidekick/helper
- princess- love interest
why Not
- no clear moral
