The use of a metaphor, of the ‘white lilies’ foreshadows the horror and abuse of power later discovered in the story. Also advancing the heroine’s achievement of empowerment and the transformation she experiences. By Carter changing the perspective in which the story is told adds a greater voice and feminine outlook on the events unfolding. The Bloody Chamber is in first person, told from the perspective of the wife versus Bluebeard being written in third person, narrated external to the action. Carter also achieves this by changing the style in which it is written. This purposeful change in the stories’ ending, powerfully represents her intent to challenge gender expectations. Contrarily, in the original Bluebeard story it is the bride’s two brothers that come to her rescue. Carter presents a woman as the hero in the end of the story, as it is the bride’s mother who saves the heroine. Through her own discovery of sexuality and self, The Bloody Chamber denotes a woman’s new awareness of female power, and the responsibility she is given for her own fate. Power and loss of power is evident throughout The Bloody Chamber, partly on the Marquis’ behalf with how he abuses his power and also by the heroine, and her attainment of empowerment.
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