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Beauty by Robin McKinely: Plot and Conflict

There were several conflicts throughout the delightful narrative in Beauty. In the beginning, the inner struggle within the heroine Beauty is quite evident. Her self-conflict in thinking herself very plain next to her two lovely sisters results in low self-esteem and insecurity. More than once, she refers to herself as looking like a ¡°scullery maid¡± or as a ¡°drab little sparrow¡± with a peacock¡¯s tail. (183). Furthermore, a slight family feud takes place after Beauty¡¯s father receives an ultimatum after stealing the Beast¡¯s rose. Either he or one of his daughters must become the Beast¡¯s prisoner. Mr. Huston states that it was his own fault and that ¡°none other shall pay for it¡± (76). However, Beauty insists that she will go and pleads with her father to be allowed to save his life. He relents, though he says heavily that she asks an ¡°impossible thing¡± (79). Most significantly, the main conflict is between Beauty and the Bea...

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