References and Allusions
A feature of the novel is its retelling of traditional tales; characters, from Snow White to Rumpelstiltskin, are reexamined by the author. However, none of the tales are the same as when we last heard them. Snow White is now gluttonous and no longer charming; her dwarves are attempting to get rid of her. Little Red Riding Hood is no longer an innocent girl visiting her grandmother, but a seductive temptress who gives birth to the first loup (wolf-human). The figure of Rumpelstiltskin is an inspiration for the most despicable character, the Crooked Man.
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