Assignment: The Teaching of Lit

“Beauty and the Beast: A Reflection”

The story of Beauty and the Beast is a common story told by us from our childhood days until today. We do still tackle this story because the values that are taught are still applicable and can be called as classic. Values that from time to time diminish because of the trend of the world of which we live in.

                The different characters in the story showed the common attitudes, that most of us do possess. Say for instance, one of the antagonists Gaston is a man who loves to quarrel with others and often times wastes his time on drinking. His life is centered on these things making his life useless and unproductive unlike others. A lot of our fellow Filipinos today do not progress because of being lazy and drunkard. Even blames the government of why they are poor knowingly its them who made their lives miserable.

                On the other side of the story here is this cursed Prince Adam who is ugly and wants to get rid of the curse the fairy did to him. Despite of his ugly looks he still does possess a kind-heart and a strong man who will do everything for the one he loved. Sometimes we judge people through how they look and how good looking they are neglecting the most important part of an individual which is the inner attitude and character which is the most important above all.

                However the unique part of the story was how Belle responded to the request of the beast and how she risked her life for the sake of her father. Not all of us can sacrifice our own life for others and the fact that the man, that she’ll be with is a beast. One in a million, I may say on how Belle handled the situation. She was never judgemental nor negative to Prince Adam instead she was kind to him even though sometimes he is intimidating.

                True love can never be measured in the outside appearance of an individual. Yet judging the book by its cover is indeed the trend of our society today. Love, loyalty and trust must be present to our lives and we should therefore never base our judgement on the outside appearance but rather to delve in the true personality of someone.