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Cameron Dokey
- Reading
- If your reader enjoys comparing retellings, invite them to notice how this version changes expectations about the characters and ending. The first-person narration may also make its shifts in voice worth noticing.
- Themes
- Aurore’s independence: Aurore’s parents restrict activities they believe could trigger the curse; she later seeks a way to end the magic affecting the kingdom. Aurore is presented as headstrong and willing to act to spare others suffering.
- Narrative voice and pace: The story is told in first person; its voice shifts between chatty, modern narration and a more traditional style, with the pace described as slow early on and quicker later. The changing voice and pace shape how the fairy-tale retelling unfolds.
- Worth knowing
- A curse threatens Aurore with death or prolonged sleep, and the story includes evil magic and a forbidden forest. These perilous fairy-tale elements may be worth noting for readers sensitive to threat or suspense.