CosmosStag ·
In Beauty and the Beast, the Beast must tame himself. He becomes worthy of love when he grants Beauty her freedom to go back home and care for her dying father. In allowing her the option of disloyalty, he treats her as a moral agent. Beauty also changes, for although she is aware that the Beast has his own kindness, she does not value it. She believes she is destined for something greater, which we know because she dreams of marrying a prince. She doesn't value his kindness until she understands that she could lose it. This is what secures her loyalty and drives her back to him. Thus, the Beast transforms both in reality and in her eyes to become her prince. Is this a feminist story or a red pill story?
