Bloody Chamber Motifs

Mirrors
1. The Marquis surrounds the bridal chamber with mirrors - represents his control and dominance
  1. "I saw him watching me in the gilded mirrors with the assessing eye of a connoisseur"
  2. Sexual voyeurism - he gains more pleasure from watching intercourse, as opposed to actually being part of it
  3. His objectification of her
2. Tigers's Bride
  1. Girl looks into the magical mirror and sees her father's face instead of her own, as if she has 'put it on'
    1. Fear of becoming him -> focused on material world (wasteful)
Eyes (tears)
1. "Heavy eyelids, folded over eyes that always disturbed me by their absolute absence of light" (bloody chamber)
  1. Hidden truths -> darkness holds secrets
  2. Lack of light = lack of human emotion?
2. "There are some eyes that can eat you" (The Erl-King)
  1. Reference to Little Red Riding Hood
  2. Consuming power of eyes / eyes as a warning of danger
3. "Her tears fell on his face like snow"
  1. Coldness to them, sense of innocence
Blood
1. "I had bled" "bloody sheets"
  1. Destruction of innocecnce
2. "flashing crimson jewels round her throat, bright as arterial blood"
  1. Danger, choking, fatality
3. "Her cheeks are an emblematic scarlet and white and she has just started her woman's bleeding"
  1. Seems vulnerable but she is strong, menstrual cycle, virginity as her protection
4. "Never seen her own blood before"
  1. More of a victim than the one inflicting pain"
    1. Blood = discovery
Jewels
1. Represents materialism
  1. "my earrings turned back into water and trickled down my shoulders; I shrugged them off my beautiful fur"
2. Symbolise purity and innocence, believed to attract wealth also
  1. "I have lost my pearl, my pearl beyond price" (Tiger's bride)
3. Signifies power through wealth
  1. "bloody bandage of rubies"
    1. Rubies thought to restore youth

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