Response to Literature

1. Response to Literature Beauty and the Beast

2. Introduction: • In the story, Beauty and the Beast by Jean Cocteau, the author’s message is don’t judge a person by their appearance.

3. 3 Reasons • Reason #1: The Beast is scary looking so people are afraid. • Reason #2: Belle gets to know the Beast better and isnt scared of him. • Reason #3: Belle didn’t like the Beast because of how he looked, but by the end of the story she feel in love with him.

4. Reason #1: The Beast is scary looking so people are afraid • First of all, people are afraid of the beast because of how he looks. • Belle’s father goes to the beast’s castle when he needs shelter from the weather. He is scared when he meets the beast for the first time. • Most people would be afraid of a beast. • The people might think because of his size and looks he may hurt them. • This proves that people are afraid of others when they are different or scary looking. • In fact, Belle felt this way at first.

5. Reason #2: Belle gets to know the Beast better and isn’t scared of him. • Belle thought the beast was scary when she first met him, but over time she got to know him. • The Beast was encouraged by his friends to be nice to Belle so that she would like him. • You can’t make friends unless you are nice to people. • By showing respect, being honest, being yourself, getting to know others, and find common interest. • If you want people to be a friend of yours you need to start by being a friend to them. • The Beast shows kindness to Belle and she begins to like him. • By being nice to others they begin to like you. • They found common interests and began to spend a lot of time together. • We learned that Belle was wrong about the Beast.

6. Reason #3: Belle didn’t like the Beast because of how he looked, but by the end of the story she feel in love with him. • In the beginning of the story, Belle thought the beast was hideous and mean, but after spending time with him she found out that he was a kind, loving guy. • The Beast starts asking Belle to do things together like eating dinner, reading in the library, playing in the snow, and dancing. • People should be nicer so they can get to know each other. • It is rewarding to be nice to people especially when they are in need. • The more time you spend with someone the better you get to know them. • If more people had taken the time to get to know the Beast like Belle did they may not have been afraid of him. • Belle’s feelings changed when she realized he allowed her to leave to help her father. • She starts to realize he has a soft and kind heart. • By allowing her to leave she realized he must care about her. • The Beast realized he need to care more for others than himself • The Beast changed and was nice to Belle, and because of this Belle fell in love with him.

7. Conclusion • In the story “Beauty and the Beast”, the author was trying to say that we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. • People had not taken the time to get to know the Beast because he was scary looking. • Belle got to know the Beast and wasn’t scared of him anymore. • Belle judged the Beast on his looks, but realized he was perfect for her. • People should know that first impressions are not always true.