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The writings of Angela Carter are those like none other, in the way of style, themes, symbols and motifs. The stories written by Carter are not those of cheerfulness and happy endings, they are different in a most spectacular way. Carter's fairy tales are a frightening look at the true reality or what fairy tales really are. Angela Carter has written many of these tales in a much more deep and complex manner. Each tale of hers has its own style, themes symbols and motifs yet she does show some similarities in each of her works.
From Angela Carter, "The Tiger's Bride," in The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (New York: Penguin, 1993) came a tale like no other. "The Tiger's Bride" was a version of "Beauty and the Beast" that has very few similarities. "The Tiger's Bride" is the story of a young girl named Belle who's father lost her to a beast in a hand of cards. The beast was very well disguised, not one hair or limb on his body was visible to the human eye yet people......

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