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Mind Map by LitStudent, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by LitStudent
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The Snow Child
- Colour
- Black
- Raven
- Raven
- Red
- Blood
- Arrival of puberty
- Loss of virginity
- Arrival of puberty
- Blood
- White
- Snow
- Purity
- A cover
- "Fresh snow fell on snow already fallen;"
- "Fresh snow fell on snow already fallen;"
- Purity
- Snow
- Black
- Gothic elements
- Setting
- MIDWINTER - INVINCIBLE,
IMMACULATE.
- MIDWINTER - INVINCIBLE,
IMMACULATE.
- Shocking content
- Subversion of family
relationships.
- Necrophilia
- Carter adapted "The Snow Child" from a Grimm Brother's
version of the story, in which the father and not the
mother wishes for the child. Carter uses this fact to her
advantage, in order to portray masculine control of female
identity.
- Necrophilia
- Subversion of family
relationships.
- The aristocracy taking
advantage of the
powerless.
- Cristina Bacchilega calls the Snow Child "a
masculine fantasy", a frozen image without a
real life of her own.
- This idea connects to the snow child's purpose being
to fulfill the Count's sexual desire as after he finishes
having intercourse with her, her existences ceases to
continue - "the girl began to melt."
- This idea connects to the snow child's purpose being
to fulfill the Count's sexual desire as after he finishes
having intercourse with her, her existences ceases to
continue - "the girl began to melt."
- Cristina Bacchilega calls the Snow Child "a
masculine fantasy", a frozen image without a
real life of her own.
- Female Gothic
protagonist
- The seductress - the countess
- "...she on a black one, she wrapped in
the glittering pelts of black foxes and she
wore high, black, shining boots with
scarlet heels, and spurs."
- "how shall I be rid of her?"
- Cristina Bacchilega explains "the women can
coexist only as rivals, having no power
independent of the Count, they cannot advance
themselves."
- Cristina Bacchilega explains "the women can
coexist only as rivals, having no power
independent of the Count, they cannot advance
themselves."
- "With her long hand, she stroked her furs."
- She belongs to the Count
because she has significance
as Countess only in relation
to him as Count.
- "...she on a black one, she wrapped in
the glittering pelts of black foxes and she
wore high, black, shining boots with
scarlet heels, and spurs."
- The victim - the child
- "there she stood, beside the road, white
skin, red mouth, black hair and stark
naked; she was the child of his desire and
the Countess hated her."
- "there she stood, beside the road, white
skin, red mouth, black hair and stark
naked; she was the child of his desire and
the Countess hated her."
- The seductress - the countess
- Corruption
- "the whole world was white."
- "the whole world was white."
- Setting
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